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《Go Ahead》 S1·E11 (35:40) HSK 1
tā shì gè shǎ zi ma

他是个傻子吗

“Is he a fool?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 35:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì duì duì

对对对

“Yeah, yeah.”

tā shì gè shǎ zi ma CURRENT FOCUS

他 是个傻子吗

“Is he a fool?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí a

谁啊

“Who sent you message?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CRITICIZING THIRD PARTY
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: DISBELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How could he do something so ridiculously stupid?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Venting Through Rhetorical Questions

Asking whether someone is literally a fool is a typical spoken device in Chinese to ventilate frustration about unreasonable or baffling behavior.

INTENT TAGS: #ridicule #disbelief #venting #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
傻子 SPOKEN CHUNK

fool / idiot

A common colloquial insult used both playfully among close friends and harshly to mock someone's foolish behavior.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a direct yes-no question that pragmatically serves as an expression of incredulous disbelief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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