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《Go Ahead》 S1·E38 (13:30) HSK 2
nǐ shì bú shì zài wài miàn yǒu rén le

你是不是在外面有人了

“You met someone else?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 13:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN èr jīn zuǒ yòu kě yǐ jiù zhè xiē le xiè xiè qǐng shāo děng

二斤左右 可以 就这些了 谢谢 请稍等

“About 2 jin. OK. That's all. Thanks. Please wait.”

nǐ shì bú shì zài wài miàn yǒu rén le CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 在 外面有人了

“You met someone else?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ méi nà me bú yào liǎn nà nǐ fēi yào lí hūn

“I'm not that shameless. Then why do you insist on getting divorced?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONFRONTING INFIDELITY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Euphemisms for Infidelity

In Chinese culture, delicate or taboo interpersonal issues like cheating are frequently expressed via indirect phrases like 'having someone outside' (在外面有人) rather than explicit terms.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #suspicion #demanding_truth
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
在外面有人了 SPOKEN CHUNK

having an extramarital affair; seeing someone on the side

A common colloquial idiom used to describe infidelity or cheating in a relationship.

你是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you or are you not...

A direct way to prompt confirmation or challenge someone when suspecting something.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly developed state of affairs, implying the partner has started seeing someone new.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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