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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (30:59) HSK 5
dǎ tīng le nǐ men liǎ zǎo fēn le méi guān xì

打听了 你们俩早分了 没关系

“I've asked around. You two broke up a long time ago. You two are not in a relationship.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 30:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì gàn shén me de ya

我是干什么的呀

“Who am I to her?”

dǎ tīng le nǐ men liǎ zǎo fēn le méi guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

打听 了 你们俩 早分了 没关系

“I've asked around. You two broke up a long time ago. You two are not in a relationship.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ lái gēn nǐ yào zhè ge hào mǎ jiù shuō míng wǒ guāng míng lěi luò

我来跟你要这个号码 就说明我光明磊落

“I came to ask you for her number, which means I'm upright.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: JUSTIFYING REQUEST
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You two are history, so there is no reason for you to gatekeep their contact info from me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Negotiation Among Acquaintances

Asking a friend or colleague for their ex's contact information can be awkward, so speakers often proactively cite mutual friends or facts to preempt accusations of boundary crossing.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #boundary_pushing #dismissal #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打听 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ask around; to inquire about

Commonly used in spoken Chinese when gathering background information or informal intelligence about someone.

没关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

it does not matter; no problem

Here used to brush off potential boundary concerns rather than as an apology response.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the inquiry and the completed change of status in the breakup.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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