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《The Knockout》 S1·E6 (15:21) HSK 7
dà míng bú jì dé le wài hào jiào fēng lǘ zi

大名不记得了 外号叫疯驴子

“I don't remember his name. His nickname is Crazy Donkey.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 15:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā yě rèn shí huáng cuì cuì bù guò yǐ jīng fàng chū qù le shì shuí

他也认识黄翠翠 不过已经放出去了 是谁

“He knows Huang Cuicui too. But he has been released. Who is it?”

dà míng bú jì dé le wài hào jiào fēng lǘ zi CURRENT FOCUS

大名不记得了 外号叫 疯驴子

“I don't remember his name. His nickname is Crazy Donkey.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liǎo jiě gǎn xiè

了解 感谢

“Okay, thank you.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone: COOPERATIVE
Emotion: NEUTRALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Nicknames (外号)

In Chinese grassroots society and criminal underworlds, people frequently operate exclusively by colorful monikers rather than formal identity names.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #clarification #recalling #identifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
大名 SPOKEN CHUNK

official full name / given name

Contrasts with childhood nicknames (小名) or street aliases (外号/绰号).

外号叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

nicknamed / goes by the alias of

A standard spoken pattern to introduce a person's street handle or informal nickname.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state regarding the speaker's memory, conveying that the name has slipped their mind.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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