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《Born with Luck》 S1·E19 (35:44) HSK 6
zhè bú shì zhī qián nà máng rén ma

这不是之前那盲人吗

“Isn't that the blind man I bumped into before?”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 35:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù hǎo yì sī a

不好意思啊

“Sorry about that.”

zhè bú shì zhī qián nà máng rén ma CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 之前那盲人吗

“Isn't that the blind man I bumped into before?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ qiàn

李茜

“Li Qian.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: IDENTIFYING
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Identification by Characteristic

Colloquial spoken Chinese often uses physical conditions like '盲人' (blind person) purely as a descriptive identifier in third-person exchanges without necessarily intending malice.

INTENT TAGS: #recognition #curiosity #confirmation #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't this / isn't that...?

A rhetorical question pattern used to express sudden recognition of a person, place, or object.

之前那 SPOKEN CHUNK

that previous / that one from earlier

A colloquial way to refer back to a person or thing encountered in the past.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical confirmation tag, conveying sudden recognition and seeking agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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