《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E29 (29:15)
HSK 1
nǐ bú shì shuō nǐ bù zài hū ma
你不是说你不在乎吗
“Didn't you say you didn't care?”
《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》
S1·E29
TIMECODE: 29:15
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ bù zài hū ma
你不在乎吗
“Don't you care?”
nǐ bú shì shuō nǐ bù zài hū ma
CURRENT FOCUS
你不是说 你 不在乎 吗
“Didn't you say you didn't care?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ xiàn zài de shén qíng
你现在的神情
“Your expression right now”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
CHALLENGING STATEMENT
Tone:
INCREDULOUS
Emotion:
SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You clearly care deeply; stop pretending to be indifferent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Duplicity of Feelings (口是心非)
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, individuals frequently mask vulnerability by claiming indifference, leaving the other party to expose the pretense.
INTENT TAGS:
#confrontation
#exposing_lie
#probing
#rhetorical_question
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
你不是说
SPOKEN CHUNK
didn't you say...
A common rhetorical framing used to point out a contradiction between what someone said and what they are doing.
不在乎
SPOKEN CHUNK
not care / indifferent
Used to express lack of concern, often denied or faked in emotional contexts.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Turns the sentence into a rhetorical question highlighting contradiction.
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2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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