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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (20:33) HSK 1
nǐ shì bú shì zhī dào jiě fū zài nǎ ér

你是不是知道姐夫在哪儿

“do you know where Yan Zheng is?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 20:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN níng niáng

宁娘

“Changning,”

nǐ shì bú shì zhī dào jiě fū zài nǎ ér CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 知道 姐夫 在哪儿

“do you know where Yan Zheng is?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hóu yé zhè shāng běn jiù zhòng

侯爷这伤本就重

“Your Lordship is already severely injured,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING INFORMATION
Tone: PRESSING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't hide it from me; I know you have the answer.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Obligations and Protective Secrecy

In traditional extended families, relatives often shield each other from disturbing news about injuries or danger, leading to urgent cross-examinations like this.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #probing #pressing #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it true that / whether or not

Frequently used to form a confirmation-seeking question when the speaker already has strong suspicions.

姐夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

brother-in-law (older sister's husband)

Standard kinship term for one's elder sister's husband.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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