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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E9 (23:48) HSK 3
nǐ yǐ qián hěn xǐ huān jiǎng lěng xiào huà ma

你以前很喜欢讲冷笑话吗

“you liked to tell cold jokes?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 23:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ jì de

那你记得

“Do you remember”

nǐ yǐ qián hěn xǐ huān jiǎng lěng xiào huà ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 以前很喜欢 讲冷笑话 吗

“you liked to tell cold jokes?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bó zi de zhè tiáo xiàng liàn

“The necklace on your neck”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your humor is so corny, have you always been like this?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leng Xiaohua (Cold Jokes)

A popular conversational concept in Chinese youth culture where the humor stems from intentionally anticlimactic or awkward punchlines.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #reminiscing #casual_inquiry #building_rapport
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
冷笑话 SPOKEN CHUNK

corny joke; dry/lame humor

Refers to jokes that fail to elicit laughter naturally or rely on cheesy puns and awkward punchlines.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a standard yes-no question inquiring about a past habit.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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