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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18 (08:06) HSK 7
qǐng wèn èr wèi yǔ sǐ zhě shì hé guān xì

请问二位与死者是何关系

“May I ask what your relationship with the deceased is?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 08:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù zhè me zǒu le

就这么走了

“just leave like this?”

qǐng wèn èr wèi yǔ sǐ zhě shì hé guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

请问二位与死者 是何关系

“May I ask what your relationship with the deceased is?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā

她

“She...”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: OFFICIAL QUESTIONING
Tone: FORMAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Inquiry Register (公文官话)

Officials in traditional and modern legal contexts use concise, classical-derived terms like '是何' and '死者' to maintain professional detachment and authority.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #interrogation #fact_finding #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

4 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
请问 SPOKEN CHUNK

may I ask

Standard polite formula to open any inquiry in formal or semi-formal Chinese.

二位 SPOKEN CHUNK

both of you; the two of you

A respectful honorific classifier-noun combination referring to two persons.

死者 SPOKEN CHUNK

the deceased; the victim

Formal forensic/legal terminology used in official inquiries or news reports.

是何关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

what relationship is there; what is your relation

A classical/written style construction using '何' (what) typical in period or formal legal questioning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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