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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6 (01:51) HSK 1
qǐng wèn zhāng xuě yī shēng zài ma

请问章雪医生在吗

“Is Dr. Zhang Xue in?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 01:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
qǐng wèn zhāng xuě yī shēng zài ma CURRENT FOCUS

请问 章雪医生 在吗

“Is Dr. Zhang Xue in?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì

我是

“I'm Zhang Xue.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: POLITE INQUIRY
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Title Etiquette

In Chinese culture, a person's professional title (such as '医生' doctor or '老师' teacher) is placed directly after their surname or full name as an essential sign of respect.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #politeness #locating_person #greeting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
请问 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me; may I ask

The standard polite opener used before asking a question or requesting information from a stranger.

在吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is [someone] in?; are you there?

Common everyday inquiry to check if someone is physically present or available online.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a standard yes-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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