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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E16 (22:47) HSK 6
liú jiǎ shì nǐ tè yì xuǎn dìng de ba ?

刘甲是你特意选定的吧?

“You chose Liu Jia on purpose, didn't you?”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 22:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi cuò nà cì lái xuǎn rén de shì huáng fǔ tōng

没错 那次来选人的是黄甫通

“Right. The one who came to pick someone was Huang Futong.”

liú jiǎ shì nǐ tè yì xuǎn dìng de ba ? CURRENT FOCUS

刘甲 是 你 特意选定 的 吧 ?

“You chose Liu Jia on purpose, didn't you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ de yì si shì shuō

你的意思是说

“So you're saying”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROBING SUSPICION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't pretend it was a coincidence—I know you specifically targeted him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Confirmation via 'Ba'

Using '吧' at the end of an accusation invites the other party to confess while asserting that the speaker already knows the truth.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #interrogation #deduction #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
特意 SPOKEN CHUNK

deliberately / specially

Use to emphasize that an action was intentionally planned rather than happening by coincidence.

选定 SPOKEN CHUNK

to select and decide upon

A formal compound indicating finalizing a choice among multiple candidates.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the accusation into a presumptive question while expecting confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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