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《The Truth》 S1·E27 (03:38) HSK 4
nà yě jiù shì shuō fáng dōng yě bù zhī dào tā dào dǐ zhǎng shén me yàng

那也就是说 房东也不知道他到底长什么样

“So the landlord doesn't actually know what he really looks like either.”

《The Truth》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 03:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jì xù shuō

你继续说

“Just keep going.”

nà yě jiù shì shuō fáng dōng yě bù zhī dào tā dào dǐ zhǎng shén me yàng CURRENT FOCUS

那也就是说 房东 也不知道 他 到底长什么样

“So the landlord doesn't actually know what he really looks like either.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn chǎng shǐ yòng de zhù rán jì shì qì yóu yīn wèi bào zhà qǐ huǒ

现场使用的助燃剂是汽油 因为爆炸起火

“The accelerant at the scene was gasoline. Due to the explosion and fire,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DRAWING A CONCLUSION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Logical Deductive Markers in Professional Dialogue

Phrases like '那也就是说' are standard conversational glue in Chinese investigative and professional contexts to ensure alignment among team members.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #clarification #verification #summarizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
也就是说 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is to say; in other words

Essential discourse marker used to clarify, rephrase, or deduce conclusions from earlier points.

到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth; actually; in the end

Used in interrogative contexts to emphasize a search for the bottom-line truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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