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《The Lead》 S1·E15 (06:49) HSK 2
nǐ shì bú shì gēn kān mén de lǎo tóu xué xì qù le

你是不是跟看门的老头 学戏去了

“Are you learning opera with that old gatekeeper?”

《The Lead》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 06:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kě guān chá nǐ hǎo jiǔ le

“I've been watching you for a while.”

nǐ shì bú shì gēn kān mén de lǎo tóu xué xì qù le CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 跟看门的老头 学戏去了

“Are you learning opera with that old gatekeeper?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me le

怎么了

“What?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: QUESTIONING AND CONFRONTING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I caught you red-handed, so stop hiding it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei/Compound Communal Surveillance

In traditional Chinese community or work unit life, private movements are rarely secret, and people frequently observe and inquire into each other's unusual habits.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #suspicion #confrontation #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it or not; isn't it true that

Frequently placed before a verb phrase to verify a strong suspicion or elicit a confession.

看门的老头 SPOKEN CHUNK

the old gatekeeper; the elderly doorman

A colloquial description of an elderly watchman or security guard.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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