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《River Sunset》 S1·E13 (02:56) HSK 2
nǐ zhī dào xiān rù wéi zhǔ shì shén me yì si ma

你知道先入为主是什么意思吗

“Do you know what 'first impressions' means?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 02:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā shēn shàng de qì zhì

她身上的气质

“her demeanor...”

nǐ zhī dào xiān rù wéi zhǔ shì shén me yì si ma CURRENT FOCUS

你知道 先入为主 是什么意思 吗

“Do you know what 'first impressions' means?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiān rù wéi zhǔ

先入为主

“First impressions.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTION
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are being completely biased based only on your first impression.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pedagogical Rhetoric in Dialogue

Framing an intellectual challenge as 'Do you know what X means?' is a common rhetorical device in Chinese to point out flawed logic without being directly abusive.

INTENT TAGS: #calling_out_bias #rhetorical_question #challenging_judgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
先入为主 SPOKEN CHUNK

preconceived ideas; first impressions dominate

Used to describe how an initial opinion blinds someone to subsequent objective facts.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical or confrontational yes-no question rather than an inquiry of true ignorance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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