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《River Sunset》 S1·E20 (38:48) HSK 7
zhè ge yī shēng de huà kě xìn ma

这个医生的话可信吗

“Is this doctor's word credible?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 38:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yuè lái yuè yǒu yì si le

“This is getting interesting.”

zhè ge yī shēng de huà kě xìn ma CURRENT FOCUS

这个 医生 的话可信吗

“Is this doctor's word credible?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN pán ní xī lín de shì

“Regarding the penicillin,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: QUESTIONING CREDIBILITY
Tone: DOUBTFUL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I smell a rat with what this doctor told us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Suspicion Framing

Asking whether someone's words are 'trustworthy' directly questions their reliability rather than their integrity outright, keeping the inquiry factual.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #interrogation #investigation #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可信 SPOKEN CHUNK

credible; believable; trustworthy

Commonly used in formal and spoken contexts to evaluate claims, evidence, or persons.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the declarative doubt into a direct question seeking corroboration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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