这房子是你现在自己住吗
“Do you live in this house now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是的
“Yes.”
这房子是 你现在 自己住吗
“Do you live in this house now?”
“No, I rented it out. How long has it been rented out?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Clarifying who physically occupies a domicile is a foundational step in Chinese community management, property registration, and criminal investigations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
living on one's own; living by oneself / self-occupying
Standard conversational phrase referring to whether the owner occupies the home or rents it out.
Turns the statement into a direct yes-no verification question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“See if you want this side”
“in Nanjing and Shanghai.”
“So you staying here with me now”
“You told them you owned this house?”
“Didn't you say you'd stay till it's sold?”
“Is it just you living here?”