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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (04:56) HSK 5
zhè chéng jiàn mín de zǐ nǚ shén me qíng kuàng

这程建民的子女什么情况

“What's the situation with Cheng Jianmin's children?”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 04:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí zǐ nǚ yě méi yǒu tí chū qí tā de yì yì

其子女也没有提出其他的异议

“His children also raised no objections.”

zhè chéng jiàn mín de zǐ nǚ shén me qíng kuàng CURRENT FOCUS

这程建民 的 子女 什么情况

“What's the situation with Cheng Jianmin's children?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ diào chá le yī xià chéng jiàn mín de qī zǐ duō nián qián jiù yǐ jīng qù shì le

我调查了一下 程建民的妻子 多年前就已经去世了

“I looked into it. Cheng Jianmin's wife passed away many years ago.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REQUESTING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Administrative Family Inquiry

In Chinese legal and civil cases, tracing all direct descendants (子女) is a crucial standard procedure for inheritance and liability resolution.

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

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
什么情况 SPOKEN CHUNK

what's the situation / what's going on

Extremely versatile spoken and semi-formal phrase used to ask for status updates or background information.

子女 SPOKEN CHUNK

children / offspring

A formal term used in legal, medical, and administrative contexts instead of the casual '孩子'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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