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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11 (30:07) HSK 5
nǐ hǎo shì gōng diàn jú ma wǒ men shì yuè hǎi zhèn zhèng fǔ

你好 是供电局吗 我们是月海镇政府

“Is this the Power Supply Bureau? This is Yuehai Town.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 30:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi

喂

“Hello?”

nǐ hǎo shì gōng diàn jú ma wǒ men shì yuè hǎi zhèn zhèng fǔ CURRENT FOCUS

你好 是 供电局 吗 我们是月海 镇政府

“Is this the Power Supply Bureau? This is Yuehai Town.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiǎng wèn yī xià yuè hǎi tū rán tíng diàn de yuán yīn shì shén me

“I'd like to inquire about the reason for the sudden blackout in Yuehai.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: IDENTIFYING AND INQUIRING
Tone: PROFESSIONAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Institutional Identity in Official Calls

In Chinese bureaucratic communications, stating your work unit (danwei) immediately establishes official authority and urgency, ensuring a cooperative response.

INTENT TAGS: #identifying #inquiry #official_call #establishing_authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
供电局 SPOKEN CHUNK

Power Supply Bureau

A common institutional term in China referring to the local public electricity utility administration.

镇政府 SPOKEN CHUNK

township government

Used to denote the administrative local government authority of a rural or suburban township.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the declarative sentence into a standard yes-no question to verify the recipient's identity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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