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《Born with Luck》 S1·E18 (29:19) HSK 4
kěn dìng shì zhōu róng de rén shū

肯定是周荣的人 叔

“He must be Zhou Rong's man, Uncle!”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 29:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chū zū chē sī jī

出租车司机

“an ordinary taxi driver!”

kěn dìng shì zhōu róng de rén shū CURRENT FOCUS

肯定是 周荣的人 叔

“He must be Zhou Rong's man, Uncle!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shū

叔

“Uncle,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SPECULATING WITH CERTAINTY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONVICTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Fictive Kinship Terms

Addressing an older male colleague or mentor as 'Uncle' (叔) reflects close interpersonal rapport and respect beyond formal hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #affiliation #assertion #conviction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
肯定是 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely is / must be

A standard spoken phrase used to express high confidence in an assessment or conclusion.

……的人 SPOKEN CHUNK

someone's men / underlings

Used colloquially to describe people working for or loyal to a specific boss or faction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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