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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E39 (38:46) HSK 4
liú diǎn cháng cháng wèi shì bú shì

留点尝尝味是不是

“to have a taste, won't you?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 38:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě gěi wǒ men zhè jǐ wèi

也给我们这几位

“Save some for the rest of us”

liú diǎn cháng cháng wèi shì bú shì CURRENT FOCUS

留点 尝尝 味 是不是

“to have a taste, won't you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhōng láng jiāng shuō dé jí shì a

“General Wei is right.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: MAKING A SUGGESTION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't eat it all yourself; save some for the rest of us!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Communal Dining Culture

In Chinese dining etiquette, sharing dishes and making sure every person at the table gets a taste is a fundamental courtesy.

INTENT TAGS: #suggesting #sharing #teasing #seeking_agreement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
尝尝味 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a taste; to sample the flavor

A colloquial reduplicated verb phrase used when casually asking for or offering a small bite of food.

是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't that right?; right?

Used at the end of a sentence as a tag question to seek agreement or soften a suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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