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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (26:52) HSK 4
shuō shì jiā lǐ rén dōu sǐ le

说是家里人都死了

“He said his whole family is dead.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 26:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shá ěr

啥尔

“-He's what? -He's what?”

shuō shì jiā lǐ rén dōu sǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

说是 家里人都 死了

“He said his whole family is dead.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ shèng tā yí gè

只剩他一个

“He's the only one left.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: RELAYING INFORMATION
Tone: SOMBER
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Relaying Hearsay with 说是

Prefacing statements with '说是' distances the speaker from total responsibility for the factual accuracy of sensitive news.

INTENT TAGS: #gossip #reporting_hearsay #informing #sharing_misfortune
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is said that / rumor has it

A handy conversational preface when passing on hearsay without vouching for absolute accuracy.

家里人 SPOKEN CHUNK

family members

Common spoken term for family or household members.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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