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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (03:36) HSK 7
jiā lǐ shì bú shì huàn le gè bǎo mǔ a

家里是不是换了个保姆啊

“Did you get a new nanny?”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 03:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mù qián hái méi yǒu jié guǒ

目前还没有结果

“No results yet.”

jiā lǐ shì bú shì huàn le gè bǎo mǔ a CURRENT FOCUS

家里 是不是 换了个保姆 啊

“Did you get a new nanny?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to confirm if a new person entered the household around that time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Domestic Helpers in China (Baomu)

Hiring a live-in or daily nanny (保姆) is common in middle-class and affluent urban Chinese families, making them central witnesses in domestic disputes or investigations.

INTENT TAGS: #investigating #confirming_fact #fact_finding #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it; is it true that

A very common conversational way to frame a tag question or seek confirmation.

换了个保姆 SPOKEN CHUNK

replaced or changed a nanny/housekeeper

Colloquial verb-object phrase describing hiring a new domestic helper.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative tone into a gentle inquiry rather than an aggressive cross-examination.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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