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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E19 (06:38) HSK 2
bú shì tā zhǎng shén me yàng

不是 她长什么样

“Hey, what does she look like?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 06:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì bú shì

不是 不是

“No, no.”

bú shì tā zhǎng shén me yàng CURRENT FOCUS

不是 她 长什么样

“Hey, what does she look like?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gàn shén me gōng zuò de

干什么工作的

“What does she do?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INQUIRING
Tone: INQUISITIVE AND DIRECT
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Blind Dating Curiosity

Appearance and profession are two primary baseline criteria commonly queried during matchmaking and matchmaking gossip in China.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #curiosity #redirecting_focus
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
长什么样 SPOKEN CHUNK

what does (someone) look like

A very common colloquial question to ask about someone's physical appearance.

不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

hold on / wait / no

Often used colloquially at the start of a sentence to redirect a topic or halt the interlocutor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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