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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E20 (13:50) HSK 2
shì zhè me huí shì

是这么回事

“That's how it is.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 13:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì zhè me huí shì

是这么回事

“That's how it is.”

shì zhè me huí shì CURRENT FOCUS

是这么回事

“That's how it is.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì zhè me huí shì

“It's not like that.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: AFFIRMING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONVICTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Colloquial Agreement and Disputation

Phrases like 'shi zheme huishi' and 'bushi zheme huishi' form the backbone of everyday Chinese conversational verification and debate.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #agreement #assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是这么回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is how it is; that is the case

A very common colloquial phrase used to confirm that an explanation or description is accurate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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