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《The Truth》 S1·E1 (23:22) HSK 7
nǐ kàn qīng duì fāng de zhǎng xiàng le ma

你看清对方的长相了吗

“Did you see the attacker's face?”

《The Truth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 23:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì tā lēi dé tè bié jǐn hǎn bù chū shēng

“but he was choking me so tightly. I couldn't.”

nǐ kàn qīng duì fāng de zhǎng xiàng le ma CURRENT FOCUS

你看 清对方的长相了吗

“Did you see the attacker's face?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā lēi wǒ de shí hòu yì zhí zhàn wǒ hòu tou

“He was behind me the whole time,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: INVESTIGATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Police Interrogation Style

In Chinese administrative and police contexts, questions are direct, concise, and focused strictly on empirical facts.

INTENT TAGS: #investigation #identification #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
看清 SPOKEN CHUNK

to see clearly

A standard resultative verb compound combining 'see' with 'clear', essential for questioning visual recognition.

对方的长相 SPOKEN CHUNK

the other party's facial features / appearance

Commonly used in formal investigations or narrative descriptions when identifying unknown suspects.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completed action or change of state.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a standard yes-no polar question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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