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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E4 (04:54) HSK 5
nǐ de yì si shì zhè cì tóu dú shì zhēn duì zhěng gè bā lái

你的意思是 这次投毒是针对整个峇来

“You mean this poisoning was aimed at the whole of Balai,”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 04:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dú yuán hěn kuài jiù bèi chǔ lǐ diào le méi yǒu bào fā

“The source of the poison was quickly dealt with, and the outbreak never spread.”

nǐ de yì si shì zhè cì tóu dú shì zhēn duì zhěng gè bā lái CURRENT FOCUS

你的意思是 这次投毒是 针对 整个峇来

“You mean this poisoning was aimed at the whole of Balai,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ bù guò xiān xuǎn zé le xū chéng nà shì yīn wèi xū chéng lí gǎng kǒu zuì jìn

只不过先选择了胥城 那是因为胥城离港口最近

“and they simply chose Xucheng first? Xucheng was simply the first to see an outbreak”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CLARIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Clarification in Crisis Discourse

Repeating back a deduction using conversational framing markers helps clarify high-stakes intelligence before taking urgent action.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #confirmation #information_gathering #crisis_assessment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你的意思是 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you mean / are you saying that

An essential spoken formula used to rephrase and confirm what an interlocutor just implied.

针对 SPOKEN CHUNK

targeted at / directed toward

Used to denote the specific recipient or target of an action, policy, or attack.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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