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《My Destiny》 S1·E11 (14:43) HSK 3
nǐ kàn a ná liǎng gè kòu zi zhè ge xiǎo de ne fàng zài xià miàn

你看啊 拿两个扣子 这个小的呢 放在下面

“Look, take two buttons. Put the smaller one at the bottom.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 14:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ qù bǔ yī zǔ de èr hào gōng wèi hǎo de

“Go to work at station number two in group one. Okay.”

nǐ kàn a ná liǎng gè kòu zi zhè ge xiǎo de ne fàng zài xià miàn CURRENT FOCUS

你看啊 拿两个扣子 这个 小的 呢 放 在下 面

“Look, take two buttons. Put the smaller one at the bottom.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà de fàng zài shàng miàn zhè ge jiǎo

大的放在上面 这个脚

“Put the larger one on top. Step”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INSTRUCTION
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Apprentice-style On-the-job Training (传帮带)

In Chinese workshop settings, experienced workers instruct novices directly by showing rather than relying on written manuals.

INTENT TAGS: #instruction #guidance #demonstration #mentoring
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
你看啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

look here; check this out

A spoken attention-getter used before demonstrating an action or explaining a step.

放在下面 SPOKEN CHUNK

put it underneath / place at the bottom

Basic spatial directional phrase frequently used in procedural instructions.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used to catch the listener's attention and create an engaging, instructional tone.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the topic pause, highlighting the smaller button before explaining what to do with it.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

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