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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E16 (15:59) HSK 4
wǒ tóng shì zài dān wèi mén kǒu děng nǐ le néng shuō qīng chǔ shì ba néng

我同事在单位门口等你了 能说清楚是吧 能

“My colleague is waiting for you at the station. You can explain it, right? Yes.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 15:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chē pái hào wǒ méi kàn qīng

车牌号我没看清

“I didn't catch the plate number.”

wǒ tóng shì zài dān wèi mén kǒu děng nǐ le néng shuō qīng chǔ shì ba néng CURRENT FOCUS

我 同事 在单位门口 等你 了 能说清楚 是吧 能

“My colleague is waiting for you at the station. You can explain it, right? Yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiàn dào xiǎo yǎ yǐ hòu hǎo hǎo shuō

“Talk things over when you see Xiaoya.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: VERIFYING AND INSTRUCTING
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: The Work Unit (Danwei)

'Danwei' refers to an individual's state-affiliated or formal workplace, serving as both an administrative identifier and a physical anchor in public life.

INTENT TAGS: #coordination #confirmation #checking_readiness #instruction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
说清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to explain clearly; to clarify completely

A resultative complement phrase used when full clarification or an unambiguous account of facts is required.

单位门口 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the entrance of the work unit/office

'单位' (dānwèi) is the ubiquitous term in China for one's workplace or organizational employer.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates that the state of waiting has already begun.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical confirmation, seeking agreement from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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