《Born with Luck》 S1·E12 (37:55)
HSK 2
shì bú shì ràng tā huí lái
是不是让他回来
“we should let him come back?”
《Born with Luck》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 37:55
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nín kàn
您看
“Do you think”
shì bú shì ràng tā huí lái
CURRENT FOCUS
是不是 让他 回来
“we should let him come back?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā nǎ ér qù le
他哪儿去了
“Where did he go?”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
SOLICITING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone:
HESITANT
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I think we should call him back right away, but I need your sign-off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Subordinate Deference
Subordinates in Chinese hierarchical settings rarely give direct recommendations; framing decisions as tentative questions preserves the superior's decision-making face.
INTENT TAGS:
#suggestion
#deference
#hedging
#consultation
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
是不是
SPOKEN CHUNK
isn't it the case that / should we
Commonly placed at the beginning of a suggestion to soften authority and make the advice sound like a gentle inquiry.
让他回来
SPOKEN CHUNK
have him come back / recall him
A causative structure used when instructing or recommending that someone return.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Born with Luck》 S1·E12 (37:55) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus