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《About Love》 S1·E1 (35:47) HSK 4
nǐ bù xiāng xìn zhì sǐ bù yú de ài qíng shì ma

你不相信至死不渝的爱情是吗

“you don't believe in eternal love?”

《About Love》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 35:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ

所以

“So,”

nǐ bù xiāng xìn zhì sǐ bù yú de ài qíng shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 不相信 至死不渝 的 爱情 是吗

“you don't believe in eternal love?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě bú shì bù xiāng xìn

也不是不相信

“It's not that I don't believe.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PROBING BELIEFS
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you really that cynical about commitment, or are you just scared to admit you want it?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Idealized Romance vs. Modern Cynicism

Traditional Chinese culture strongly romanticizes 'zhisi buyu' (devotion until death), making skepticism toward it a significant topic of conflict or introspection in contemporary relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #challenging #deep_conversation #romance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
至死不渝 SPOKEN CHUNK

unswerving until death; steadfast unto death

A poetic four-character idiom (chengyu) denoting absolute, lifelong loyalty and romantic devotion.

是吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that so?

Placed at the end of an assertion to seek confirmation or gently press someone to defend their stance.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Converts the preceding assertion into an interrogative inquiry prompting a response.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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