你不是之前卖车的那个吗
“Weren't you working in the car shop?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要健身吗 那个新会员办卡八五折
“Want to get a gym membership? 15% off for new members.”
你不是 之前 卖车的 那个 吗
“Weren't you working in the car shop?”
上次 上次买车的那个老总 你好 你现在不卖车了
“You're the boss who bought a car from me! Hi! You're not selling cars anymore?”
“Wait, I know you—weren't you working at the car dealership?”
Pointing out someone's previous occupation directly upon an unexpected encounter is normal and conversational in Chinese, reflecting casual recognition rather than professional boundary-crossing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
aren't you that person who...
Extremely frequent formula for recognizing an acquaintance or service worker based on their previous role.
previously / before
Common time adverb used to refer to an earlier period or past job.
Marks the recognition inquiry, seeking confirmation from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You just sold a car two days ago, right?”
“That's not what you said before.”
“my Yun Shouping hanging scroll?”
“You weren't like this before.”
“That is not what you used to say.”
“downstairs before. That car isn't yours.”