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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E1 (34:50) HSK 5
qí zhōng yǒu yí gè yǐ jīng qù shì le

其中有一个已经去世了

“One of them has already passed away.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 34:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yǒu qī gè rén

就有七个人

“registered as Lu Yuan.”

qí zhōng yǒu yí gè yǐ jīng qù shì le CURRENT FOCUS

其中有一个 已经 去世了

“One of them has already passed away.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái yǒu liǎng gè shì qī shí suì de lǎo rén

还有两个是七十岁的老人

“Two are over 70 years old.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Euphemisms for Death

Chinese speakers strongly prefer respectful euphemisms like '去世' over direct terms to show solemnity and avoid bad omens.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #reporting #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
其中 SPOKEN CHUNK

among them / in which

A very common formal and spoken transition used to single out specific parts of a previously mentioned group.

去世 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pass away

A respectful and polite euphemism for death, far more tactful than '死'.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state and completion, signaling the event has already occurred.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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