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《River Sunset》 S1·E19 (26:27) HSK 3
shī tǐ bèi qiǎng zǒu le shì ma

屍体被抢走了是吗

“The body was snatched, wasn't it?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 26:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ tīng shuō le

“I heard about it.”

shī tǐ bèi qiǎng zǒu le shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

屍体 被抢走了 是吗

“The body was snatched, wasn't it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jù tǐ shén me qíng kuàng

具体什么情况

“What exactly happened?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: VERIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Tell me this crazy rumor isn't true—how could the body get snatched?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Urgent Verification in Hierarchical Communication

In Chinese investigative or emergency contexts, confirming core facts rapidly with tag questions precedes any detailed procedural debrief.

INTENT TAGS: #verification #fact_checking #incredulity #urgent_inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
抢走 SPOKEN CHUNK

snatched away / forcibly taken

A common verb-resultative compound used when something is taken away by force or aggression.

是吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that so? / really?

Placed at the end of a sentence to seek verification or show mild skepticism toward newly received information.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an unexpected event (the body being snatched away).

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a direct confirmation question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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