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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E30 (10:20) HSK 3
shén me kè rén bù zhī dào shì yī wèi xiān shēng

什么客人 不知道 是一位先生

“What guest? I don't know. It's a gentleman.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 10:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men jiā lái kè rén le kè rén

“you have a guest. A guest?”

shén me kè rén bù zhī dào shì yī wèi xiān shēng CURRENT FOCUS

什么客人 不知道 是一位先生

“What guest? I don't know. It's a gentleman.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xíng wǒ zhī dào le hǎo

行 我知道了 好

“Okay, I got it. All right.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: RELAYING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Categorization of Strangers

Addressing or referring to an unfamiliar man as '先生' denotes polite distance and respect in standard Chinese social interactions.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #reporting #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一位先生 SPOKEN CHUNK

a gentleman / a male guest

A polite and formal measure word collocation used when referring to an unfamiliar adult male.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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