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《COURT!》 S1·E25 (02:19) HSK 5
néng néng shuō dé jù tǐ yì diǎn ma

能 能说得具体一点吗

“Could you be more specific?”

《COURT!》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 02:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ qiàn tā de

我欠她的

“I owe her.”

néng néng shuō dé jù tǐ yì diǎn ma CURRENT FOCUS

能 能 说得具体一点 吗

“Could you be more specific?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shí hòu

那时候

“Back then,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REQUESTING CLARIFICATION
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to know what really happened between you two, even if it is awkward to ask.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Debt (人情债 / 欠债)

In Chinese relationships, 'owing someone' frequently refers to emotional or moral indebtedness rather than purely financial obligations.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #hesitation #clarification #delicacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
具体一点 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit more specific; in more detail

A polite phrase to request someone elaborate on an explanation or vague remark.

说得具体 SPOKEN CHUNK

to explain in detail

Verb-complement construction evaluated using the structural particle '得'.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative sentence into a tentative, polite request.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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