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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E4 (33:47) HSK 5
dàn shì fāng àn tōng guò le bú shì hǎo shì ma

但是方案通过了不是好事吗

“isn't it a good thing for the proposal to be approved?”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 33:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gè wèi ya suī rán wǒ méi cān yù zán men zhè xiàng mù a

各位呀 虽然我没参与咱们这项目啊

“Everyone, although I'm not involved in this project,”

dàn shì fāng àn tōng guò le bú shì hǎo shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

但是 方案 通过了 不是好事吗

“isn't it a good thing for the proposal to be approved?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiāng xìn péi zǒng gàn jiù wán le

“Just believe in Mr. Pei and do it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you all acting so gloomy when we just won approval?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Reassurance (不是...吗)

Using the 'isn't it...' structure in Chinese workplace conversations is a soft way to challenge negative assumptions without directly confronting colleagues.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #puzzlement #optimism #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
方案 SPOKEN CHUNK

proposal or plan

A staple workplace term for business proposals, design blueprints, or project plans.

好事 SPOKEN CHUNK

a good thing

Commonly used in daily and office life to point out positive events or fortunate outcomes.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the action, indicating the proposal has already passed.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question seeking agreement and expressing puzzlement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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