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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E17 (12:59) HSK 5
nà bú shì táng lǐ dé yuán lái guǎn de ma shì ya

那不是唐李德原来管的吗 是呀

“Didn't Tang Lide manage that before? Yes.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 12:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gōng sī ràng dǒng yuè fù zé zhí xiāo mén diàn yè wù

公司让董越负责 直销门店业务

“The company put Dong Yue in charge of direct store sales.”

nà bú shì táng lǐ dé yuán lái guǎn de ma shì ya CURRENT FOCUS

那不是 唐李德 原来管的 吗 是 呀

“Didn't Tang Lide manage that before? Yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN běn lái wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè kuài ná xià lái de méi xiǎng dào dǒng yuè xià shǒu zhè me kuài

本来我想把这块拿下来的 没想到董越下手这么快

“I was hoping to take that over myself. I didn't expect Dong Yue to act so fast.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, Tang Lide used to own that territory—how did Dong Yue snatch it away so fast?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Turf Wars (地盘之争)

In Chinese corporate culture, managing key accounts or retail networks represents personal influence and resources, making sudden transfers of control major topics of office gossip and competition.

INTENT TAGS: #verification #office_politics #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
那不是...吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Isn't that...?

A rhetorical question pattern used to seek confirmation about a perceived fact.

是呀 SPOKEN CHUNK

yes; indeed

A casual conversational confirmation affirming a preceding statement.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question seeking verification of known information.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the confirmation, making the response sound natural and conversational.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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