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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E20 (13:42) HSK 2
shì zhè me huí shì shì zhè me huí shì

是这么回事 是这么回事

“That's how it is.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 13:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ ràng tā shuō

你让他说

“Let him speak.”

shì zhè me huí shì shì zhè me huí shì CURRENT FOCUS

是这么回事 是这么回事

“That's how it is.”

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

是这么回事

“That's how it is.”

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

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Verbal Echoing for Consensus

Repeating phrases like '是这么回事' serves to smooth over conversational tension and actively signal strong consensus among interlocutors.

INTENT TAGS: #affirming #concurring #validating #agreement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是这么回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

that's the way it is / that explains it

A very common colloquial expression used to confirm an explanation or validate someone's account of events.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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