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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E5 (40:05) HSK 7
zhè shì zhèng jīng yíng shēng ma ?

这是正经营生吗?

“Do you still think this is a legitimate business?”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 40:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men hái jué de

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“Do you still think this is a legitimate business?”

zhè shì zhèng jīng yíng shēng ma ? CURRENT FOCUS

这是 正经营生 吗?

“Do you still think this is a legitimate business?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shì zài shén me dì fāng fā xiàn hán xiào de ?

“Where did you find Hanxiao?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING LEGITIMACY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know full well this business is shady and unacceptable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zhengjing Yingsheng (Moral Livelihood)

Traditional Chinese culture strongly emphasizes earning a living through upright, respectable trades (正经) rather than speculative, illicit, or morally ambiguous activities.

INTENT TAGS: #disapproval #reproach #interrogation #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
正经营生 SPOKEN CHUNK

legitimate livelihood or honest business

A traditional spoken idiom used to distinguish upright, socially accepted work from shady, unlawful, or disreputable trades.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical yes-no question that heavily implies a negative answer and moral skepticism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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