小笼包不是有个奶奶吗 刘文波有跟你说过吗
“Doesn't Xiaolongbao have a grandmother? Did Liu Wenbo ever mention her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也不能满大街去找人吧
“I can't go searching the streets.”
小笼包 不是 有个奶奶 吗 刘文波有 跟你说过 吗
“Doesn't Xiaolongbao have a grandmother? Did Liu Wenbo ever mention her?”
“Do you have a number? No number,”
“Think back: did Liu Wenbo mention anything about his grandmother that could help us find her?”
In personal problem solving, checking mutual acquaintances' prior disclosures is a common way to build an action plan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't there a...
Used in spoken Chinese to bring up a known fact or option rhetorically.
did (someone) ever tell you / mention to you
Common spoken pattern to verify if specific information was previously shared.
Ends both interrogative clauses to ask for verification.