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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E21 (17:31) HSK 6
zài yǎn mái ma fāng bó kě zhī nà rén shì shuí zì rán rèn de

再掩埋嘛 方伯可知那人是谁 自然认得

“after the case is closed. Do you know who took the bodies away? I certainly do.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 17:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ hái nà mèn le shuō zhè tiān hán dì dòng de jǐn kě děng jié àn

我还纳闷了 说这天寒地冻的 尽可等结案

“I was truly baffled. It's freezing cold now. The bodies could've been buried”

zài yǎn mái ma fāng bó kě zhī nà rén shì shuí zì rán rèn de CURRENT FOCUS

再掩埋嘛 方伯可知那人 是谁 自然认得

“after the case is closed. Do you know who took the bodies away? I certainly do.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN biàn shì nà cì yǔ zhǎn bǔ tóu yì qǐ yùn sòng shī shēn guò lái de yá yì

“That was the officer who brought the bodies over last time with Constable Zhan.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: IDENTIFYING WITNESS OR SUSPECT
Tone: NARRATIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Terms for Elders (方伯)

Addressing an older male acquaintance using kinship terms like 'Bo' (elder uncle) demonstrates traditional Chinese respect toward age and community hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #investigation #confirmation #inquiry #disclosure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
自然认得 SPOKEN CHUNK

naturally recognized (him/her); of course knows (him/her)

Use this phrase to emphasize that knowing someone is obvious, expected, or unquestionable.

可知 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you know / is it known whether

A semi-formal or classical inquiry used to ask whether someone possesses certain critical knowledge.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an obvious continuation or self-evident circumstance in the narrative flow.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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