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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E8 (23:41) HSK 2
wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ wèn gè rén

我想跟你问个人

“I want to ask you about someone.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 23:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hǎo

你好

“Hello.”

wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ wèn gè rén CURRENT FOCUS

我想跟你 问个人

“I want to ask you about someone.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè rén nǐ jiàn guò ma

这人你见过吗

“Have you seen this man?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PREFACING A QUESTION
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Conversational Pre-sequencing

Before asking personal or specific questions to a stranger, Chinese speakers frequently use a transitional pre-announcement like '我想跟你问个人' to soften the intrusion and gain permission to ask.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #preface #locating_someone #polite_opening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跟……问个人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ask someone about a person

A colloquial structure used to preface a question when trying to locate, identify, or find information about a third party.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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