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《The Truth》 S1·E11 (12:01) HSK 1
nǐ shuō xiè shǎ zi shì ba

你说谢傻子是吧

“You mean Xie the idiot, right?”

《The Truth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 12:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè wén lè

谢文乐

“Xie Wenle?”

nǐ shuō xiè shǎ zi shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

你说 谢 傻子 是吧

“You mean Xie the idiot, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zěn me le

他怎么了

“What about him?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONFIRMING INFORMATION
Tone: CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You mean Xie the dummy, right?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Surname + 'shazi' (fool)

Among acquaintances or neighbors, informal or coarse nicknames are often coined based on a person's personality traits, flaws, or specific incidents. These may carry derogatory undertones, or merely serve as playful teasing among familiars.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming identity #identifying person #teasing nickname
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
……是吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

...right? / is that so?

Commonly used at the end of spoken sentences to check or confirm with the listener whether one's understanding is correct.

Modal Particle「是吧」 (shiba) CHANGE OF STATE

Compound modal phrase used to seek verification and confirmation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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