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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E8 (03:33) HSK 1
wǒ shì wèn nǐ yào zài xún shān duì dài dào shén me shí hòu

我是问 你要在巡山队 待到什么时候

“I mean, how long will you stay with the Mountain Patrol?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 03:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shuǐ yǒu diǎn tàng wǒ hē wán jiù zǒu

“The water is a bit hot. I'll leave after I finish it.”

wǒ shì wèn nǐ yào zài xún shān duì dài dào shén me shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

我是 问 你要在 巡山 队 待到什么时候

“I mean, how long will you stay with the Mountain Patrol?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiě wán bào dào wǒ jiù zǒu

我写完报道我就走

“I'll leave after I finish my report.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEMANDING CLARIFICATION
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop dodging with small talk; tell me your actual departure timeline.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Inquiries in Pragmatic Contexts

Using '我是问' cuts through polite avoidance or misunderstanding, showing the speaker prioritizes clarity over social pleasantries.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #confrontation #persistence #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我是问 SPOKEN CHUNK

What I'm actually asking is...

Used to firmly steer an evasive conversation back to the speaker's original core question.

待到什么时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

stay until when

A direct way of asking about someone's planned departure date or duration of stay.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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