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《Light to the Night》 S1·E26 (30:25) HSK 4
nǐ zài cì pèng dào xú méng shì shén me shí hòu ?

你再次碰到徐萌 是什么时候?

“When did you run into Xu Meng again?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 30:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me dōu méi le

什么都没了

“Everything was gone.”

nǐ zài cì pèng dào xú méng shì shén me shí hòu ? CURRENT FOCUS

你再次 碰到 徐萌 是什么时候 ?

“When did you run into Xu Meng again?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà gài bàn nián duō hòu

“About half a year later.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: FACT FINDING
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Timeline Verification in Chinese Police Inquiries

The '是...的时候' structure is frequently used by investigators to isolate and verify precise temporal milestones from witnesses or suspects.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #clarifying #investigating #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再次 SPOKEN CHUNK

once again; for the second time

A slightly formal adverb indicating repetition of an action.

碰到 SPOKEN CHUNK

to run into; to meet by chance

A common everyday term meaning to cross paths with someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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