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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9 (35:49) HSK 3
lǐ zhèn zhǎng nǐ gāng cái shuō de nà ge néng xíng ma

李镇长 你刚才说的那个 能行吗

“Ms. Li, will what you said earlier work?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 35:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè tán shì ne wán shì le wán shì wán shì

这谈事呢 完事了 完事 完事

“We're discussing things. It's finished.”

lǐ zhèn zhǎng nǐ gāng cái shuō de nà ge néng xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

李镇长 你刚才 说的 那个 能行吗

“Ms. Li, will what you said earlier work?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN néng xíng nǐ shì shì

能行 你试试

“It'll work. Give it a try.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am really skeptical about this plan; are you sure it will not backfire?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking Official Endorsement

In hierarchical grassroots governance, subordinates frequently seek verbal guarantees from leaders to share the risk before executing uncertain tasks.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #hesitation #inquiry #risk_checking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
能行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

will it work? / is it doable?

A very colloquial way to express skepticism or ask whether an idea is practically feasible.

你刚才说的 SPOKEN CHUNK

what you just said

A standard conversational pivot to refer back to a prior statement or suggestion.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an open interrogative question seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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