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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (39:05) HSK 4
nǐ zhè shì méi xìn hào ma yì zhí guān jī

你这是没信号吗 一直关机

“No signal? Your phone has always been switched off.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 39:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè liǎng tiān yǒu diǎn shì yào chǔ lǐ shǒu jī méi xìn hào

“I've been busy in the last two days. I didn't get a signal.”

nǐ zhè shì méi xìn hào ma yì zhí guān jī CURRENT FOCUS

你这是 没信号 吗 一直关机

“No signal? Your phone has always been switched off.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì bú shì méi nà me duō qián

是不是没那么多钱

“Do you not have so much money?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't lie to me about reception—your phone was clearly switched off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Skepticism

Rather than directly calling someone a liar, speakers often frame their doubt as an innocent question pointing out logical contradictions.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #confrontation #clarification #doubt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
没信号 SPOKEN CHUNK

no cellular reception / no signal

Everyday phrase describing lack of mobile network connection.

一直关机 SPOKEN CHUNK

powered off the entire time

Used to describe a mobile phone that has remained continuously powered down.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a direct question testing the validity of the previous statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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