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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27 (02:25) HSK 5
nǐ de yì si shì shuō yì zhí yǒu rén xiàng wài miàn chuán dì xiāo xī

你的意思是说 一直有人向外面传递消息

“So what you're saying is someone's been leaking information all along?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 02:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zěn me kě néng zuò zhè zhǒng

我怎么可能做这种

“Why would I do something like that?”

nǐ de yì si shì shuō yì zhí yǒu rén xiàng wài miàn chuán dì xiāo xī CURRENT FOCUS

你的意思是说 一直 有人 向外面 传递消息

“So what you're saying is someone's been leaking information all along?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo bǎn

老板

“Ms. Lin,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONFIRMING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Clarifying Implication

Because high-context communication often relies on subtle hints, explicitly using '你的意思是说' allows speakers to confirm serious accusations without jumping to premature conclusions.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #verification #suspicion #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你的意思是说 SPOKEN CHUNK

Do you mean to say that...

A standard spoken phrase used to clarify or confirm the underlying implication of another speaker's words.

向外面传递消息 SPOKEN CHUNK

to leak information to outside parties

A neutral-to-formal description commonly used in organizational contexts referring to leaks or whistleblowing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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