被人订走了 是吗
“had been ordered by someone. Is that so?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
正良哥的生意可好了 听说 还有这么大一方砚台
“Zhengliang's business is doing really well. I heard an inkstone this big”
被人 订走了 是吗
“had been ordered by someone. Is that so?”
好好学学 那个 今天大喜的日子
“Learn from him, will you? Well, on this joyous day,”
“Not only does he have a huge inkstone, someone already bought it—tell everyone how impressive that is!”
In Chinese social settings, friends or relatives often ask leading questions about someone's achievements to publicly give them 'mianzi' (face) on joyous occasions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be reserved/ordered and taken
Used when a desirable item has already been claimed or pre-ordered by a buyer.
is that so?; really?
Placed at the end of a statement to seek confirmation or express mild surprise.
Indicates the completion of the action of being pre-ordered.
Turns the confirmation tag into a yes/no question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“they had run away.”
“I just secured her release.”
“Planning to stay forever, are you?”
“You might get snatched.”
“You're hitting me because that man left, right?”
“I just got home. Why are you kicking me out again?”