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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (37:38) HSK 4
jiù nǐ yí gè gū niáng zài jiā a

就你一个姑娘在家啊

“are you the only one home?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 37:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǎng yù

长玉

“Changyu,”

jiù nǐ yí gè gū niáng zài jiā a CURRENT FOCUS

就你一个 姑娘 在家 啊

“are you the only one home?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jūn yé zhè shì fán jiā

“Sir, this is the Fan's household.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: INQUIRING SUSPICIOUSLY
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you alone, or are you hiding someone else in this house?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Domestic Seclusion (Gui Ge Chuan Tong)

In traditional China, an unmarried woman alone at home facing strange men (especially soldiers) represents extreme vulnerability and breach of domestic space.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #suspicion #intimidation #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就你一个 SPOKEN CHUNK

just you alone; only you

Used in spoken Chinese to single out one individual in contrast to a group.

姑娘 SPOKEN CHUNK

young woman; maiden

A traditional, respectful yet informal way to address an unmarried female.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative query into an observational check while seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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