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《The Knockout》 S1·E4 (27:02) HSK 7
qí shí jīn tiān zhǔ yào zhǎo nǐ lái hái yào wèn yì diǎn gōng shì

其实今天主要找你来 还要问一点公事

“Actually, I'm here to ask you a few more questions about our case.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 27:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ān gē nǐ chī hǎo

“Brother An, enjoy your meal.”

qí shí jīn tiān zhǔ yào zhǎo nǐ lái hái yào wèn yì diǎn gōng shì CURRENT FOCUS

其实 今天 主 要找 你来 还要 问一点公事

“Actually, I'm here to ask you a few more questions about our case.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shàng cì tā jiǎng shuō nà ge huáng cuì cuì

就上次他讲说那个 黄翠翠

“The one he mentioned last time, Huang Cuicui.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: SHIFTING TOPIC
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SERIOUS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's put the pleasantries aside—I'm here to ask you about the case.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Blurring Personal and Official Spaces

In Chinese administrative and police drama contexts, meals are frequently used as informal environments to broach sensitive official inquiries without immediate formality.

INTENT TAGS: #topic_transition #investigation #probing #directness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
找你来 SPOKEN CHUNK

asked you to come / sought you out

Common phrasing used by someone who initiated a meeting or invitation.

公事 SPOKEN CHUNK

official business / official matter

Used to explicitly separate professional, duty-bound inquiries from personal friendship or favors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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