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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18 (34:57) HSK 3
nǐ kě zhī shì hé rén zài chàng

你可知是何人在唱

“Do you know who's singing?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 34:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiàn guò jiǔ niáng zǐ

见过九娘子

“Greetings, Miss Qin.”

nǐ kě zhī shì hé rén zài chàng CURRENT FOCUS

你可知 是何人 在唱

“Do you know who's singing?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù zhī dào

不知道

“I don't know.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SEEKING INFORMATION
Tone: CALM
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Period Drama Register (古装剧台词风格)

Historical dramas in Chinese frequently replace common modern interrogatives like '你知道' and '谁' with classical monosyllabic markers like '可知' and '何人' to establish an elevated, historical atmosphere.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #identifying #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你可知 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you know

A classic, slightly archaic phrasing used instead of the modern '你知道吗', common in period dramas.

何人 SPOKEN CHUNK

who / which person

A formal, classical equivalent of the spoken '谁', often used in literature and period scripts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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