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《The Truth》 S1·E27 (02:28) HSK 5
dàn shì jù tǐ shì shén me gōng zuò tā yě bù qīng chǔ

但是具体是什么工作 她也不清楚

“but she doesn't know what kind of work he does.”

《The Truth》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 02:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fáng dōng hái fǎn yìng shuō tā shì yí gè zì yóu zhí yè zhě

房东还反映说 他是一个自由职业者

“The landlord also mentioned that he's a freelancer,”

dàn shì jù tǐ shì shén me gōng zuò tā yě bù qīng chǔ CURRENT FOCUS

但是 具体 是什么 工作 她 也不 清楚

“but she doesn't know what kind of work he does.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fáng dōng shǒu lǐ méi yǒu gāo liàng de shēn fèn xìn xī

房东手里没有高亮的身份信息

“The landlord doesn't have Gao Liang's ID information?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Neighborhood and Landlord Reporting in Case Solvings

In Chinese investigative work, landlords and neighborhood committees are primary sources of grassroots intelligence, though transient tenants often leave sparse traces.

INTENT TAGS: #investigation #reporting #clarification #information_gap
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
具体 SPOKEN CHUNK

specific, concrete, detailed

Essential adverb or adjective when narrowing down vague statements in reports and inquiries.

不清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

not clear; unaware; not sure

A polite and objective way to state a lack of information or certainty rather than saying '不知道'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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