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《My Destiny》 S1·E17 (19:42) HSK 4
bú shì liú le zán men de dì zhǐ ma

不是留了咱们的地址吗

“He took our address.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 19:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shàng cì gēn nǐ bà yì qǐ lái de nà ge xiào shū shū

上次跟你爸一起来的 那个肖叔叔

“It's Mr. Xiao who came with your dad last time.”

bú shì liú le zán men de dì zhǐ ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是 留了咱们的 地址 吗

“He took our address.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hòu lái tā gěi wǒ xiě le yī fēng xìn xiǎng ràng wǒ quàn quàn nǐ

后来他给我写了一封信 想让我劝劝你

“He wrote me a letter and wanted me to talk to you.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: CONVERSATIONAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Networking through Kinship

In Chinese social interaction, family ties and close elders often act as intermediaries to send news, give counsel, or mediate between generations.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #confirming_fact #inquiry #recollection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it the case that...

Use this rhetorical question frame to prompt confirmation of a presumed fact or shared common knowledge.

留了 SPOKEN CHUNK

left behind / retained

Commonly used in daily exchanges to mean providing or leaving behind personal details like phone numbers or home addresses.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical confirmation-seeking question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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