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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (35:52) HSK 5
wǒ men mǎ shàng zhǎn kāi diào chá zhè ge rén a

我们马上展开调查 这个人啊

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

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 35:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng zhǎo dào zhè ge tán bīng ma rú guǒ néng zhǎo de huà

“Can we find Tan Bing? If we can,”

wǒ men mǎ shàng zhǎn kāi diào chá zhè ge rén a CURRENT FOCUS

我们 马上 展开调查 这个人 啊

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

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài

现在

“is now,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROMISING ACTION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Topic-Comment Structure in Spoken Chinese

Spoken Chinese often introduces a person or topic at the end of a clause using pause particles like 'a' before elaborating on them.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #commitment #official_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
展开调查 SPOKEN CHUNK

launch an investigation

A common professional collocation used in legal, investigative, or administrative contexts.

马上 SPOKEN CHUNK

immediately / right away

Used to express swift, prompt action without delay.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Serves as a pause marker drawing attention to the topic before providing further commentary.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (35:52) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus