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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (14:47) HSK 5
tīng dào xiāo xī lái zhǎo wǒ dǎ tīng nà kěn dìng jiù shì yǒu wèn tí le

听到消息来找我打听 那肯定就是有问题了

“Anyone who comes to ask me about it is already suspicious.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 14:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà jiù ràng tā wā gè gòu lóu

那就让她挖个够喽

“So let her keep digging.”

tīng dào xiāo xī lái zhǎo wǒ dǎ tīng nà kěn dìng jiù shì yǒu wèn tí le CURRENT FOCUS

听到消息 来找我 打听 那肯定 就是 有问题 了

“Anyone who comes to ask me about it is already suspicious.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn yīn wèi wǒ men bìng méi yǒu zhèng jù

“But we don't have evidence,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: LOGICAL DEDUCTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Her inquiry isn't innocent; she is definitely onto something or hiding something.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Information Gathering via Social Probing

In Chinese professional environments, critical information is often gathered indirectly through 'dating' (inquiring discreetly) rather than official channels.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #suspicion #analysis #alerting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打听 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ask around / to inquire about

Commonly used when someone is probing for unofficial news, gossip, or behind-the-scenes details.

那肯定就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

then it definitely must be

Used to make a confident deduction based on an observed premise.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final particle signaling a new realized situation or firm conclusion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

6 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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