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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17 (25:20) HSK 1
nǐ fū xù shì bú shì jiào yán zhèng

你夫婿是不是叫言正

“Is your husband named Yan Zheng?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 25:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ méi kàn cuò ba

你没看错吧

“Are you sure?”

nǐ fū xù shì bú shì jiào yán zhèng CURRENT FOCUS

你夫婿 是不是 叫言正

“Is your husband named Yan Zheng?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Kinship Terms

Using 'fūxù' instead of 'lǎogōng' or 'zhàngfu' signals formal, classical, or poetic register typical of historical drama dialogues.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming #verifying #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
夫婿 SPOKEN CHUNK

husband (formal/literary)

An archaic or formal literary term for husband, common in historical or formal storytelling.

是不是叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

is (it/he/she) named

Standard conversational formula to confirm the name of a person or place.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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