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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E13 (36:23) HSK 2
shì zhè me huí shì shì zhè me huí shì dà diē

是这么回事 是这么回事 大爹

“That's right? That's right, Uncle.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 36:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì ba dà zhí ér

是吧 大侄儿

“Right, nephew?”

shì zhè me huí shì shì zhè me huí shì dà diē CURRENT FOCUS

是这么回事 是这么回事 大爹

“That's right? That's right, Uncle.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī tiān wū yún sàn jiē dà huān xǐ jiē dà huān xǐ tài yé tài yé

“The clouds have cleared— everyone's happy now. Master. Master.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Family & Home
Function: BACKING UP CLAIM
Tone: EAGER
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Believe him, everything is fine and we are telling the truth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Deference (Qinqing Zunbei)

Addressing the senior directly as 'eldest uncle' while eagerly affirming the narrative reinforces loyalty and respect toward household authority.

INTENT TAGS: #corroboration #reassurance #smoothing_over #appeasement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是这么回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is how it is; that is the truth

Repeated consecutively in spoken Chinese to stress sincere agreement or urgent reassurance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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