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《Born with Luck》 S1·E13 (39:05) HSK 4
wǒ wǒ jiù shì tīng shuō tā

我 我就是听说他

“I-I just heard that he...”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 39:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tài jiǔ méi lián xì le

太久没联系了

“We haven't been in touch for a long time.”

wǒ wǒ jiù shì tīng shuō tā CURRENT FOCUS

我 我 就是 听说 他

“I-I just heard that he...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā shì bú shì hái gàn lǎo běn háng ne

“he might still be doing his old trade.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: HEDGING
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't quote me on this, but here is what I heard through the grapevine.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Epistemic Hedging

In Chinese interpersonal communication, framing sensitive rumors with '听说' cushions the speaker against potential liability or interpersonal conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #gossip #distancing #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就是听说 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely heard by hearsay

Used to hedge a statement, indicating that the speaker has no firsthand proof and is just passing on talk.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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