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《COURT!》 S1·E3 (29:08) HSK 2
xiǎo lóng bāo bú shì yǒu gè nǎi nǎi ma

小笼包不是有个奶奶吗

“Doesn't Xiaolongbao have a grandmother?”

《COURT!》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 29:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě bù néng mǎn dà jiē qù zhǎo rén ba

“I can't go searching the streets.”

xiǎo lóng bāo bú shì yǒu gè nǎi nǎi ma CURRENT FOCUS

小笼包 不是有个 奶奶 吗

“Doesn't Xiaolongbao have a grandmother?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liú wén bō yǒu gēn nǐ shuō guò ma

刘文波有跟你说过吗

“Did Liu Wenbo ever mention her?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SUGGESTING ALTERNATIVE
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't need to wander the streets; why aren't you looking into his grandmother?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Prompting

Using negative rhetorical questions with '不是...吗' is a standard colloquial strategy to remind someone of an obvious solution without sounding overtly instructive.

INTENT TAGS: #suggesting #reminding #prompting #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是有个 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't there a...

Rhetorical question marker used to remind the listener of an existing person, option, or fact.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question confirming a known fact and prompting reconsideration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 10 GRAMMAR
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