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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E26 (07:58) HSK 5
nǐ zěn me lái le gāng xià le shǒu shù

你怎么来了 刚下了手术

“Why are you here? I just finished surgery.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 07:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì a

是啊

“I know.”

nǐ zěn me lái le gāng xià le shǒu shù CURRENT FOCUS

你怎么来了 刚下了手术

“Why are you here? I just finished surgery.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāng jìn qù wǔ fēn zhōng

刚进去五分钟

“He went in five minutes ago.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: INQUIRY
Tone: INQUISITIVE AND CASUAL
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Greeting with State Inquiry

Chinese speakers routinely greet acquaintances by asking directly about their current schedule or work status as a natural way to show familiarity and concern.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #inquiry #surprise #checking_in
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你怎么来了 SPOKEN CHUNK

how come you're here?

A very standard spoken greeting when encountering someone unexpectedly in a specific location.

下了手术 SPOKEN CHUNK

finished surgery / got out of surgery

Colloquial medical jargon meaning to complete or come out from an operating room.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completed action or realization of a new state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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