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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E23 (07:43) HSK 5
yǐ qián zǒng tīng lù wú yī tí qǐ

以前总听露芜衣提起

“Lu Wuyi kept mentioning it,”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 07:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì a

是啊

“That's right.”

yǐ qián zǒng tīng lù wú yī tí qǐ CURRENT FOCUS

以前 总听 露芜衣 提起

“Lu Wuyi kept mentioning it,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yì zhí hào qí

一直好奇

“and I've been curious.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INITIATING TOPIC
Tone: FRIENDLY
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Icebreaking

Invoking a mutual acquaintance is a standard Chinese interpersonal strategy to rapidly establish rapport, trust, and common ground.

INTENT TAGS: #rapport_building #icebreaking #curiosity #socializing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
总听...提起 SPOKEN CHUNK

always hear someone mention something/someone

A warm conversational gambit used when meeting someone new through a mutual friend to break the ice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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