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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (35:49) HSK 3
néng zhǎo dào zhè ge tán bīng ma rú guǒ néng zhǎo de huà

能找到这个谭兵吗 如果能找的话

“Can we find Tan Bing? If we can,”

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 35:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hòu lái jiù yì zhí zài jiā xiū yǎng

后来就一直在家休养

“He's been recuperating at home since then.”

néng zhǎo dào zhè ge tán bīng ma rú guǒ néng zhǎo de huà CURRENT FOCUS

能找到 这个 谭兵吗 如果能找的话

“Can we find Tan Bing? If we can,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men mǎ shàng zhǎn kāi diào chá zhè ge rén a

“we'll start the investigation right away. This person,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INQUIRING FEASIBILITY
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Conditional Planning in Professional Contexts

Trailing off with '的话' is a typical spoken habit that sets up the premise for collective action without sounding overly demanding.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #feasibility_check #investigation #conditional_offer
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
能找到 SPOKEN CHUNK

can find; able to locate

Standard potential result complement indicating the ability or possibility to locate someone or something.

如果能……的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

if... is possible; if we can...

A very common spoken conditional pattern introducing a hypothetical situation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a direct yes-no inquiry regarding feasibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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