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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E5 (20:05) HSK 3
nǐ shàng yī cì kū shì shén me shí hòu

你上一次哭是什么时候

“When was the last time you cried?”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 20:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men jìn zhè ge dòng lǐ huì fā shēng shén me bāng wǒ bǎo guǎn yī xià bù bù

我们进这个洞里 会发生什么 帮我保管一下 不不

“What will happen if we go into this hole? Keep this for me. No, no.”

nǐ shàng yī cì kū shì shén me shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

你 上一次哭 是什么时候

“When was the last time you cried?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ sān suì yǐ hòu zài yě méi kū guò wǒ gǎn bǎo zhèng

“I haven't cried once since I was 3. I'm sure that”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GAUGING VULNERABILITY
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you going to panic and lose your cool when things get scary?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Restraint and Toughness

Crying is often equated with childishness or weakness; asking an adult when they last cried serves as a direct test of psychological stamina.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #testing #vulnerability #curiosity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
上一次 SPOKEN CHUNK

the last time; the previous occasion

Essential temporal expression used to ask about or recount past occurrences.

什么时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when; at what time

The standard question word for asking about time in spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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