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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16 (13:24) HSK 3
wǒ shì shuō fáng zi

我是说房子

“I meant the house.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 13:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà jiā chī dé tài chà le

大家吃得太差了

“Everyone has been eating poorly.”

wǒ shì shuō fáng zi CURRENT FOCUS

我是说 房子

“I meant the house.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ hái qiàn rén jiā yī wàn kuài ne

“You still owe 10,000.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CLARIFYING MEANING
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Housing Priority in Daily Livelihood (住房大计)

Housing is a paramount material concern in Chinese society, often taking conversational precedence over immediate food or small daily expenses.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #refocusing #correction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我是说 SPOKEN CHUNK

I mean...; What I meant was...

The standard colloquial opener used to clarify a previous statement or clear up confusion.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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