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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29 (25:50) HSK 4
nán dào shì hòu huǐ le

难道是后悔了

“do you regret it?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 25:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè me wèn wǒ

你这么问我

“Since you asked,”

nán dào shì hòu huǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

难道是 后悔 了

“do you regret it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng ràng lǎo fū jiào nǐ

“Do you want me to teach you”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PROBING INTENTION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you finally admitting you were wrong and need my guidance now?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Master-Apprentice Hierarchy

Senior mentors often deliberately tease younger learners to make them humble themselves and formally ask for instruction.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #teasing #deduction #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
难道是 SPOKEN CHUNK

could it be that; don't tell me that

Used to introduce a rhetorical question or a sudden deduction about someone's hidden motive.

后悔了 SPOKEN CHUNK

regretted; having second thoughts

A very common everyday phrase to describe someone regretting a past choice.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state, highlighting the shift from being resolute to now feeling regret.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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