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《River Sunset》 S1·E20 (22:18) HSK 6
yí mín duō shǎo rén ne

移民多少人呢

“to immigrate how many people?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 22:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men qǐng qiú tuò wù shěng

你们请求拓务省

“You requested the Ministry of Colonial Affairs”

yí mín duō shǎo rén ne CURRENT FOCUS

移民多少人呢

“to immigrate how many people?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jìn qī zhuā jǐn zhǔn bèi

近期抓紧准备

“Make preparations immediately”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INQUIRING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Softening Questions with Particles

Adding modal particles like 'ne' to information-seeking questions reduces abruptness in administrative or professional interactions.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #information_seeking #headcount_check
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
多少人 SPOKEN CHUNK

how many people

A standard question pattern used to ask for headcount or population figures.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry, making the question sound conversational rather than demanding.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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