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《The Truth》 S1·E27 (02:22) HSK 2
gé sān chà wǔ dì ne huì guò lái kàn kàn tā

隔三岔五地呢 会过来看看他

“She comes to see him every now and then.”

《The Truth》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 02:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge nǚ de ne shì tā nǚ péng yǒu dàn tā men liǎ bú zhù zài yì qǐ

“That woman is his girlfriend. But they don't live together.”

gé sān chà wǔ dì ne huì guò lái kàn kàn tā CURRENT FOCUS

隔三岔五 地呢 会 过来看看 他

“She comes to see him every now and then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP 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,”

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

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Routine Witness Reporting

In Chinese detective narratives, daily neighborhood observations like visit frequencies serve as vital investigative clues.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #clarification #narration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
隔三岔五 SPOKEN CHUNK

every now and then; every few days

A vivid colloquial four-character idiom describing frequent, repeated occurrences.

过来看看他 SPOKEN CHUNK

come over to visit him

Standard casual expression for dropping by to check on a friend or partner.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Serves as an intra-sentence pause marking a topical transition and keeping the narration smooth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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