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《Vanished Name》 S1·E20 (04:21) HSK 1
nǐ shì huì dú xīn shù ma

你是会读心术吗

“- Can you read minds? - You're also from Qingzhou University?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 04:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bú huì shì jué de wǒ qiǎng le nǐ de dì pán ba

“You think I took your spot, don't you?”

nǐ shì huì dú xīn shù ma CURRENT FOCUS

你是会 读心术 吗

“- Can you read minds? - You're also from Qingzhou University?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yě shì qìng dà de

你也是庆大的

“- Can you read minds? - You're also from Qingzhou University?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING INQUIRY
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You guessed exactly what I was thinking—are you inside my head?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Deflection in Banter

Instead of directly confessing that an awkward or petty assumption was true, young Chinese speakers often deploy rhetorical humor like claiming the other person has magical 'mind reading' powers.

INTENT TAGS: #banter #teasing #admission #playful_questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
读心术 SPOKEN CHUNK

mind reading / telepathy

Colloquially used in hyperbolic or teasing contexts when someone accurately guesses what you are thinking.

是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you actually...?

An emphatic question pattern used to express playful skepticism or mild astonishment.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical or teasing interrogative, prompting a playful reaction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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