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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (27:11) HSK 4
jiàn guò jīng cháng lái mǎi yān shàng yī cì mǎi yān shén me shí hòu

见过 经常来买烟 上一次买烟什么时候

“Yes. He often comes to buy cigarettes. When did he buy cigarettes from you last time?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 27:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì gōng ān jú de

市公安局的

“We're from the Municipal Public Security Bureau.”

jiàn guò jīng cháng lái mǎi yān shàng yī cì mǎi yān shén me shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

见过 经 常来 买烟 上一次 买烟 什么时候

“Yes. He often comes to buy cigarettes. When did he buy cigarettes from you last time?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liǎng sān zhōu qián ba zhù nǎ ér jiù qián miàn zhè ge lóu

“Two or three weeks ago. Where does he live? The building in front.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INQUIRING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Neighborhood Intelligence in Chinese Policing

Small neighborhood convenience stores (xiaomaibu) often serve as vital hubs of community information for routine police investigations.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #investigation #clarification #timeline_check
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
上一次 SPOKEN CHUNK

the last time

A vital time expression used before verbs to inquire about or state the previous occurrence of an action.

经常来 SPOKEN CHUNK

often comes to

Used to describe a frequent visitor or regular customer.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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