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《Agent from Above》 S1·E1 (15:07) HSK 7
hé dà shī chú le huì kàn fēng shuǐ hái huì kàn bìng a ?

何大师除了会看风水 还会看病啊?

“Master Ho, apart from feng shui, you're a doctor too?”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 15:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuò

坐

“Please.”

hé dà shī chú le huì kàn fēng shuǐ hái huì kàn bìng a ? CURRENT FOCUS

何 大师 除了 会 看风 水 还会 看病 啊?

“Master Ho, apart from feng shui, you're a doctor too?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ lái kàn kàn mèi mèi de shǒu xiàng

我来看看妹妹的手相

“I came to read her palms”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING INQUIRY
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you really claiming to be a doctor too, or are you just a fraud trying to get close?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Master Culture and Skepticism

In Chinese society, metaphysical practitioners often claim diverse skills ranging from fortune-telling to folk medicine, which frequently invites playful skepticism or suspicion of charlatanism.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #teasing #probing #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
除了……还会…… SPOKEN CHUNK

besides..., can also...

A very common correlative structure used to highlight additional skills or surprising secondary abilities.

看风水 SPOKEN CHUNK

practice geomancy / read feng shui

Colloquial term referring to traditional Chinese spatial and metaphysical consultation.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question while adding a playful, teasing overtone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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