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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E9 (09:08) HSK 1
nà dà jiā dōu zhī gēn zhī dǐ shì ba

那大家都知根知底 是吧

“Everyone knows everyone else inside out.”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 09:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè bù tǐng hǎo ma zěn me le

这不挺好吗 怎么了

“Isn't that fine? What's wrong with that?”

nà dà jiā dōu zhī gēn zhī dǐ shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

那 大家 都 知根知底 是吧

“Everyone knows everyone else inside out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shuí jiā yǒu diǎn rèn hé shì

那谁家有点任何事

“If anyone runs into any problems,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING AGREEMENT
Tone: CONVERSATIONAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Acquaintance Society (熟人社会)

Traditional Chinese communities place high value on knowing each other's full background (知根知底), which establishes trust but also blurs personal privacy boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming #seeking_agreement #stating_fact
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
知根知底 SPOKEN CHUNK

to know someone inside and out, including their background and roots

Use this idiomatic chunk when emphasizing thorough mutual familiarity between longstanding neighbors, friends, or family.

是吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

right?, isn't it?

A common conversational tag used at the end of a statement to seek confirmation or consensus.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion and invites confirmation or agreement from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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