《The Lead》 S1·E35 (04:10)
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nǐ bú shì yào huí ne ma
你不是要回呢吗
“Aren't you heading back?”
《The Lead》
S1·E35
TIMECODE: 04:10
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè dōu bú zhòng yào
这都不重要
“None of that matters.”
nǐ bú shì yào huí ne ma
CURRENT FOCUS
你 不是要回呢吗
“Aren't you heading back?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ jīn ér gè jiù xiǎng qǐng nǐ měi měi dì chī yī dùn hē yī dùn
我今儿个就想请你 美美地吃一顿喝一顿
“I just wanted to treat you today to a nice meal and some drinks.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone:
QUESTIONING
Emotion:
CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you still hanging around when you claimed you were leaving?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Northern Spoken Rhetorical Patterns
Combining '不是...呢吗' is typical of Beijing and northern regional speech, signaling mild skepticism or friendly confrontation over conflicting actions.
INTENT TAGS:
#questioning
#skepticism
#pointing_out_contradiction
#probing
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1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不是……吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
isn't it the case that...
A rhetorical question pattern used to prompt the listener to confirm or explain a perceived contradiction.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks ongoing action or immediate intention, adding a conversational northern lilt.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the rhetorical yes-no question.
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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《The Lead》 S1·E35 (04:10) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus