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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (03:12) HSK 1
nǐ shuō nǐ hái shì bú shì wǒ de péng yǒu

你说你还 是不是我的朋友

“Tell me, are you still my friend or not?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 03:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàng duì chóu rén yī yàng duì wǒ

“like I was your enemy.”

nǐ shuō nǐ hái shì bú shì wǒ de péng yǒu CURRENT FOCUS

你说你 还 是不是我的朋友

“Tell me, are you still my friend or not?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì jǐ ná yī fú cā ba

自己拿衣服擦吧

“Wipe it off yourself with your clothes.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: APPEALING TO RELATIONSHIP
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop treating me like an enemy; friends don't treat each other like this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Guanxi Obligations

In Chinese culture, claiming someone as a friend carries reciprocal obligations of loyalty, support, and empathy; questioning if someone is a friend is a strong emotional rebuke.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #loyalty_check #complaint #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你说你 SPOKEN CHUNK

Look at you / tell me how could you

A colloquial opening used to express dissatisfaction, blame, or exasperation toward the listener.

是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether or not / are you or are you not

Used in an affirmative-negative question form to demand a clear confirmation or confront someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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