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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E7 (03:07) HSK 7
shuō qǐ lái zhè ge dà yāo guài dào dǐ shì shén me yāo guài

说起来这个大妖怪 到底是什么妖怪

“Speaking of which, what kind of demon is it exactly?”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 03:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè gēn nǐ men méi guān xì

这跟你们没关系

“It has nothing to do with you.”

shuō qǐ lái zhè ge dà yāo guài dào dǐ shì shén me yāo guài CURRENT FOCUS

说起来 这个 大妖怪 到底是什么 妖怪

“Speaking of which, what kind of demon is it exactly?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù qīng chǔ

不清楚

“I'm not sure.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You say it's none of our business, but I still want to know what we are dealing with.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Topic Shifting with 'Shuoqilai'

Using polite conversational bridges like 'shuoqilai' allows Chinese speakers to ask intrusive or ignored questions without sounding too confrontational.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #curiosity #topic_shifting #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

speaking of which; by the way

A conversational discourse marker used to smoothly shift focus or bring up an associated topic.

到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth; after all

Used in interrogative sentences to intensify inquiry and express a desire for the truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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