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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E5 (23:42) HSK 7
nǐ shì dōng qù chūn lái zuò zhǔ de ma

你是冬去春来做主的吗

“you were in charge of Seasons Change Hotel?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 23:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù shuō

你不说

“Didn't you say”

nǐ shì dōng qù chūn lái zuò zhǔ de ma CURRENT FOCUS

你是 冬去春来 做主 的 吗

“you were in charge of Seasons Change Hotel?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuǎ wǒ

耍我

“Are you playing me?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: QUESTIONING AUTHORITY
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you actually in charge here, or are you just wasting my time and fooling me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verifying Authority (做主)

In business or conflict mediation, confirming who can '做主' is essential to ensure negotiations are genuine and avoid being misled by intermediaries.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #skepticism #confrontation #verifying_authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做主的 SPOKEN CHUNK

the person in charge; the decision-maker

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to the person with the legitimate authority to make final decisions.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a direct polar question that carries a skeptical and interrogative nuance in this context.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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