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《Light to the Night》 S1·E24 (36:10) HSK 3
bèi bié rén gēn shàng le shì bú shì ?

被别人跟上了 是不是?

“has been following you lately, right?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 36:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tīng shuō mèi mèi zuì jìn

听说 妹妹最近

“I heard someone”

bèi bié rén gēn shàng le shì bú shì ? CURRENT FOCUS

被别人 跟上 了 是不是 ?

“has been following you lately, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì zú liáo diàn de yí gè xiǎo mèi

是足疗店的一个小妹

“A girl from the foot massage shop.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Tag Questioning

Using '是不是' at the end of an observation directly pressures the listener to confirm or deny a suspicion immediately.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #confirmation_seeking #vigilance #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
被别人跟上了 SPOKEN CHUNK

got followed / tailed by someone

A passive construction indicating that someone has become the target of surveillance or pursuit.

是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it? / right?

Placed at the end of a clause to turn a statement into a tag question seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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