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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E14 (07:47) HSK 1
yǔn xiāng sàn ? bú shì bì xī dān ma ?

殒香散?不是闭息丹吗?

“Yunxiang Powder? Wasn't it the Breath-Stopping Pill?”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 07:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duō kuī le yǔn xiāng sàn

多亏了殒香散

“All thanks to Yunxiang Powder.”

yǔn xiāng sàn ? bú shì bì xī dān ma ? CURRENT FOCUS

殒香散? 不是 闭息丹 吗 ?

“Yunxiang Powder? Wasn't it the Breath-Stopping Pill?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēng ér nǐ zěn me qǐ lái le ?

铮儿 你怎么起来了?

“Zheng, why are you up?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING CONFUSION
Tone: QUESTIONING
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, that's not what we agreed on—what did you actually give him?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Palace Intrigue and Secret Remedies

Historical costume dramas frequently use specialized herbal powders and fictional pills as central plot devices for schemes, feigned death, or assassinations.

INTENT TAGS: #doubt #cross_examination #surprise #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it...? / wasn't it...?

A standard rhetorical question pattern used to confirm a prior belief or point out a contradiction.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question expressing doubt and seeking confirmation of an assumption.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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