是不是去找林华了
“Did he go looking for Lin Hua?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一大早就出去了
“He went out early this morning.”
是不是 去找 林华了
“Did he go looking for Lin Hua?”
“Well, I-I-I'll get going then. Why are you looking for him?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Asking direct tag questions about others' private movements reflects close familiarity between interlocutors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is it that... / could it be that...
Placed before a predicate to formulate a tag question or put forward a plausible assumption.
to go look for / to go meet
Standard conversational verb collocation denoting going somewhere to meet or find a person.
Marks the completion of departure or change of state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We heard that Lin Hua was taken away by the police.”
“Lin Hua, why do you bring us here?”
“Text Ms. Lin on your phone. Let's just go find her directly.”
“- Just a temporary favor. - You should talk to Lin Zhanqiao.”
“Even though Lin Hua took the rap for everything,”
“Lin Hua. I still don't feel at ease. Go keep an eye on the police station entrance,”