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《River Sunset》 S1·E41 (10:04) HSK 2
nín bú shì dōu yào zǒu le ma

您不是都要走了吗

“Aren't you leaving soon?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E41
TIMECODE: 10:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā zàn shí fā xiàn bù liǎo

他暂时发现不了

“He won't find out for now.”

nín bú shì dōu yào zǒu le ma CURRENT FOCUS

您 不是都 要 走了吗

“Aren't you leaving soon?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè cì zhǎo wǒ shì

这次找我是

“You came to me because...”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you calling for me now if you are already on your way out?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Respectful Inquiries (Nin)

Using the honorific '您' maintains respectful distance when probing the intentions or sudden changes of plan of a superior or elder.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #rhetorical_question #curiosity #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是都要……了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't you about to / weren't you supposed to already...

A rhetorical question pattern used to express surprise or check against a presumed prior plan.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical confirmation question softening the direct probe.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 16 GRAMMAR
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