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《Vanished Name》 S1·E19 (34:05) HSK 6
nǐ yào shì zhēn xiǎng zhǎo wǒ huí tóu bāng nǐ dǎ tīng dǎ tīng

你要是真想找 我回头帮你打听打听

“If you really want to find them, I'll ask around for you.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 34:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

好

“Okay.”

nǐ yào shì zhēn xiǎng zhǎo wǒ huí tóu bāng nǐ dǎ tīng dǎ tīng CURRENT FOCUS

你要是 真想找 我 回头 帮你 打听打听

“If you really want to find them, I'll ask around for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn de ma

真的吗

“Really?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: OFFERING ASSISTANCE
Tone: SUPPORTIVE
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Casual Favors (托人打听)

Offering to 'ask around' is a ubiquitous way in Chinese society to show goodwill and leverage one's informal network to help an acquaintance.

INTENT TAGS: #offer #assistance #goodwill #networking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要是真想 SPOKEN CHUNK

if you really want to

Used to condition an offer of help upon the listener's genuine intention.

回头 SPOKEN CHUNK

later; in a bit; another time

Colloquial term meaning 'later' or 'at a convenient future moment', not literally turning one's head.

打听打听 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ask around; to inquire

Verb reduplication that softens the action, making the inquiry sound casual and low-effort.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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