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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E22 (13:44) HSK 7
tīng wén wáng zhōng shì háng wǔ chū shēn de jiāng jūn

听闻王忠是行伍出身的将军

“I heard Wang Zhong once served as a general.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 13:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi céng

未曾

“No, I didn't.”

tīng wén wáng zhōng shì háng wǔ chū shēn de jiāng jūn CURRENT FOCUS

听闻 王忠 是 行伍出身 的 将 军

“I heard Wang Zhong once served as a general.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi hé bú jiàn tā ya

为何不见他呀

“Why isn't he here?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INITIATING INQUIRY
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If he's such a battle-hardened general, why isn't he here?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Military Provenance (Hangwu Chushen)

In imperial China, rising from the military ranks denoted toughness, tactical skill, and lack of aristocratic privilege, commanding respect for practical battlefield experience.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #probing #verification #prefacing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
行伍出身 SPOKEN CHUNK

rising from the ranks of ordinary soldiers

A literary Chengyu referring to military commanders who began their careers as common infantrymen rather than aristocrats.

听闻 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hear of; it is said that

A formal, elevated alternative to '听说', common in period dramas and formal discourse.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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