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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11 (32:11) HSK 1
bú shì bú shì shuō hǎo le shì nǐ ma

不是 不是说好了是你吗

“Wasn't it agreed it would be you?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 32:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu kě néng

有可能

“It's possible.”

bú shì bú shì shuō hǎo le shì nǐ ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是 不是说好了 是你吗

“Wasn't it agreed it would be you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gēn shuí shuō hǎo le

你跟谁说好了

“Who did you agree with?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEMANDING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You gave me your word, why are you suddenly acting like it wasn't you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verbal Agreements (Koutou Xieyi)

In Chinese interpersonal relations, informal verbal promises ('说好') carry significant social and moral weight; breaking them without explanation causes immediate friction.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #disbelief #holding_accountable #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait; hold on; what do you mean

Used at the start of a turn to express sudden surprise, disbelief, or to dispute the current premise.

说好了 SPOKEN CHUNK

agreed upon; settled

Commonly used to refer to an explicit verbal agreement between parties.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question seeking confirmation while conveying disbelief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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