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《Road to Success》 S1·E11 (41:36) HSK 5
duì kàn yī yǎn jǐ diǎn le

对 看一眼几点了

“Yeah, check what time it is.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 41:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo dà nǐ dài biǎo le ma ā zhèng yǒu jǐ diǎn le

“Boss, are you wearing a watch? Zheng is. What time is it?”

duì kàn yī yǎn jǐ diǎn le CURRENT FOCUS

对 看一眼几点了

“Yeah, check what time it is.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dǎ sǎo gān jìng diǎn nǐ gàn nǐ de huó ba nǐ nà huà zhè me duō

打扫干净点 你干你的活吧 你那话这么多

“Clean it properly. Just do your own work. You talk too much.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REQUESTING INFORMATION
Tone: DIRECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Directness Among Close Work Peers

When working on routine manual chores together, Chinese peers often drop formal pleasantries for brief, efficient directives.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #confirmation #coordination #time_check
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看一眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

take a quick glance / check

A colloquial verbal complement structure indicating a brief, quick visual action.

几点了 SPOKEN CHUNK

what time is it

The standard daily conversational phrase for asking the time.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the current state or progression of time in the question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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