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《Go Ahead》 S1·E6 (34:08) HSK 1
xiǎo gē shuì le ma

小哥睡了吗

“Ziqiu, are you asleep?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 34:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xíng le xíng le wǒ zhī dào le nǐ fán sǐ le

“Well. Well. I got it. You are annoying.”

xiǎo gē shuì le ma CURRENT FOCUS

小哥 睡了吗

“Ziqiu, are you asleep?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuì le bié shuō huà gǎn jǐn shuì

“Yes. Stop talking. Sleep.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING ATTENTION
Tone: TENTATIVE AND GENTLE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you're still awake, I want to talk to you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bedtime Sibling Chit-chat

Asking 'Are you asleep?' when both people know the other might still be awake is a universally intimate Chinese sibling routine to start heart-to-heart talks.

INTENT TAGS: #initiating_conversation #checking_availability #intimacy #sibling_bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
小哥 SPOKEN CHUNK

older brother (often non-eldest in blended family contexts)

A familial or affectionate term used to address an older male sibling or close peer.

睡了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you asleep yet?

The standard bedtime icebreaker to test if someone is available for a late-night conversation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a standard yes-no question checking the state of the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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