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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (36:43) HSK 4
nǐ mǔ qīn jiāng yù zhēn qù nǎ ér le zhī dào ma

你母亲姜玉珍去哪儿了 知道吗

“Do you know where your mom, Jiang Yuzhen, went?”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 36:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men zhǎo wǒ yǒu shì a

“You needed something from me?”

nǐ mǔ qīn jiāng yù zhēn qù nǎ ér le zhī dào ma CURRENT FOCUS

你母亲姜玉珍 去哪儿了 知道吗

“Do you know where your mom, Jiang Yuzhen, went?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā bú shì qù yī yuàn kàn nà lǎo tóu le ma

“Didn't she visit the old man in the hospital?”

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

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Administrative Inquiries

In formal Chinese investigations, addressing an individual using their parent's full name without honorifics signals administrative or legal authority.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #questioning #locating #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
去哪儿了 SPOKEN CHUNK

where did (someone) go

A standard spoken pattern used to ask about someone's current whereabouts or destination.

知道吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you know?

Placed at the end of a query to prompt an immediate confirmation or factual answer.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a direct yes-or-no question.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of an action, focusing on where the subject departed to.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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