MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27 (40:07) HSK 5
nà ā yí wèn qǐ lái wǒ zěn me shuō jiàn kè hù

那阿姨问起来我怎么说 见客户

“If your mom asks, what should I say? Meeting a client.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 40:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gàn má qù

你干吗去

“Where are you going?”

nà ā yí wèn qǐ lái wǒ zěn me shuō jiàn kè hù CURRENT FOCUS

那阿姨 问起来 我 怎么说 见客户

“If your mom asks, what should I say? Meeting a client.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ba

好吧

“Alright.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING INSTRUCTION
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Tell me what lie to tell your mother so we don't blow your cover.”
💡 Cultural Insight: White Lies to Protect Elders (善意的谎言)

Young adults in China frequently coordinate white lies or business excuses to spare parents or elders from unnecessary worry or intrusive questions.

INTENT TAGS: #coordinating #inquiring #cover_story #evasion
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
问起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

if (someone) asks; when the topic comes up

Used to anticipate an inquiry or question from a third party.

见客户 SPOKEN CHUNK

meet with a client

A standard workplace reason often used as a convenient excuse for being away.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27 (40:07) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus