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《The Knockout》 S1·E6 (40:07) HSK 1
duì huáng cuì cuì huáng cuì cuì shì zuò shén me de

对 黄翠翠 黄翠翠是做什么的

“Yes, Huang Cuicui. What did she do?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 40:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huáng cuì cuì

黄翠翠

“Huang Cuicui.”

duì huáng cuì cuì huáng cuì cuì shì zuò shén me de CURRENT FOCUS

对 黄翠翠 黄翠翠 是做什么的

“Yes, Huang Cuicui. What did she do?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mài yín de

卖淫的

“She was a prostitute.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Fact-Finding in Inquiries

Using concise, repeated names followed by straightforward occupational questions is standard practice in Chinese investigative inquiries.

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

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是做什么的 SPOKEN CHUNK

what does (someone) do for a living

A natural, high-frequency spoken pattern used to ask for a person's profession or occupation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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