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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E19 (02:24) HSK 2
nǐ shì bú shì zhǔn bèi yào qù sòng rén

你是不是准备要去送人

“are you planning to give this wine as a gift?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 02:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā guì bù liǎo duō shǎo nín shuō shuō nín zhè jiǔ

“Actually, it's not much more expensive. Well, are you planning to give this wine as a gift?”

nǐ shì bú shì zhǔn bèi yào qù sòng rén CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 准备要 去送 人

“are you planning to give this wine as a gift?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me la sòng rén jiù dé jīn nà dí ya pǐn pái

怎么啦 送人就得金纳迪呀 品牌

“Sure, so? So you need Gennadiy. It's a well-known brand.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GUESSING INTENT
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If this is a gift, you should not be buying something cheap or obscure.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gift-giving and Face (Songli and Mianzi)

In Chinese culture, gifts given to outsiders or business associates must carry recognized brand prestige to demonstrate respect and save face.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #verification #probing #sales_pitch
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you / is it true that you...

A very common conversational opener used to confirm a hunch or assumption.

送人 SPOKEN CHUNK

give as a gift to someone

Colloquial verb-object phrase meaning to present something as a present to an external party.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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