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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E18 (31:43) HSK 3
xiǎo hǔ nǐ yá hái téng ma

小虎 你牙还疼吗

“Xiaohu, does your tooth still hurt?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 31:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gěi wǒ sōu

给我搜

“Search the place!”

xiǎo hǔ nǐ yá hái téng ma CURRENT FOCUS

小虎 你牙还疼吗

“Xiaohu, does your tooth still hurt?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎo jiù bù téng le

“It stopped hurting a while ago.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRY CARE
Tone: CARING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxin (Showing Care through Health Inquiries)

In Chinese social interaction, directly inquiring about minor ailments like toothaches is a common way to demonstrate interpersonal warmth and attentiveness.

INTENT TAGS: #care #concern #inquiry #solicitude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
牙还疼吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

does your tooth still hurt?

A standard, caring phrase to ask someone about ongoing dental pain.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the sentence as a standard yes-no question inquiring about the interlocutor's condition.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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