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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6 (39:30) HSK 1
bú shì ā ní ( dà shěn ) bú shì shuō hǎo bù shuō zhè shì ma

不是 阿尼(大婶) 不是说好 不说这事吗

“No, Aunty. Didn’t we agree not to talk about this?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 39:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn tiān zhōng wǔ wǒ jiā lǐ de zān bā duō duō chī le

“This afternoon, he ate a lot of my tsampa.”

bú shì ā ní ( dà shěn ) bú shì shuō hǎo bù shuō zhè shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是 阿尼(大婶) 不是说好 不说这事 吗

“No, Aunty. Didn’t we agree not to talk about this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì de

没事的

“It's okay.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: REMINDING AND REPROACHING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please stop talking about this, you promised to keep it between us!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Elders as Kin

In Chinese culture, addressing an older woman as 'Auntie' (阿尼 / 大婶) establishes an informal, respectful, and familial rapport even between non-relatives.

INTENT TAGS: #hushing #reminding #preventing_disclosure #anxious_appeal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是说好 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't we agree / wasn't it agreed that

Used to express mild grievance or surprise when someone breaks a mutual verbal promise or consensus.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question to prompt the listener to recall and uphold their previous commitment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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