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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29 (23:01) HSK 3
dà rén kě zhī shì zěn me huí shì

大人可知是怎么回事

“Do you know what this is about?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 23:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā yǔ wǒ diē diē shì gù yǒu

他与我爹爹是故友

“that he and my father were old friends.”

dà rén kě zhī shì zěn me huí shì CURRENT FOCUS

大人可知是 怎么回事

“Do you know what this is about?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ běn xiǎng xì wèn

我本想细问

“I wanted to ask for details,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INQUIRING INFORMATION
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Address to Officials (大人)

In traditional China, addressing someone as '大人' signified deference to their official rank and acknowledged their authority and superior knowledge.

INTENT TAGS: #deferential_question #seeking_answers #polite_inquiry #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可知 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you happen to know

An elegant, classical-influenced spoken contraction of '可知道', showing high politeness toward a respected person.

是怎么回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is going on / what happened

A frequent idiomatic phrase used to ask for the reason, context, or truth behind a confusing situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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