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《The Guilty》 S1·E2 (02:12) HSK 2
qín jǐng guān wǒ yǒu shì chū qù yī xià

秦警官 我有事出去一下

“[Lighthouse at Nanping Port Dock] Officer Qin, I need to step out.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 02:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒu shàng qù kàn kàn zǒu

走 上去看看 走

“Come on. Let's go take a look. Let's go.”

qín jǐng guān wǒ yǒu shì chū qù yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

秦警官 我有事出去一下

“[Lighthouse at Nanping Port Dock] Officer Qin, I need to step out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lù míng ne

陆鸣呢

“Where is Lu Ming?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REQUESTING PERMISSION TO LEAVE
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Authority Figures by Title

In Chinese culture, addressing professionals or officials by their surname plus title (e.g., 秦警官) shows respect and maintains proper social decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #excusing_oneself #notification #polite_request #stepping_out
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我有事 SPOKEN CHUNK

I have something to attend to; I'm busy

A universally useful, polite way to excuse yourself from a situation without giving unnecessary personal details.

出去一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

step out for a moment

Combines '出去' (go out) with the delimiter '一下' to soften the departure and emphasize that it will be brief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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