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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (17:49) HSK 5
nǐ de liǎn zěn me bèi chóng zi yǎo le

你的脸怎么被虫子咬了

“Your face has been bitten by bugs.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 17:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men liǎn shàng zěn me le fā shēng shén me shì le

“What happened to your face? Did something happen?”

nǐ de liǎn zěn me bèi chóng zi yǎo le CURRENT FOCUS

你的脸 怎么 被 虫子 咬了

“Your face has been bitten by bugs.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù shuō lǐ miàn yǒu chóng zi ba nǐ piān bù tīng

“I told you there were bugs inside but you just wouldn't listen.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING CAUSE
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Health Inquiries

In Chinese culture, commenting immediately on someone's physical appearance—such as bug bites, sunburn, or minor injuries—is an accepted way to express care and closeness rather than an invasion of privacy.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #concern #observation #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
怎么被 SPOKEN CHUNK

how did it get (affected by)

A common colloquial passive construction used to ask about an unfortunate or unexpected outcome.

虫子咬了 SPOKEN CHUNK

bitten by insects/bugs

A natural everyday way to describe insect or mosquito bites on skin.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state and completion of an adverse event (getting bitten).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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