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《Agent from Above》 S1·E8 (36:18) HSK 2
- nǐ shuō nǐ xìng lǐ ? - shì a

- 你说你姓李? - 是啊

“- Your name is Li? - Yes.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - wǒ yǒu shì qíng xiǎng qǐng nǐ …… - děng yí xià

- 我有事情想请你… - 等一下

“- I've come-- - Wait on.”

- nǐ shuō nǐ xìng lǐ ? - shì a CURRENT FOCUS

- 你说你姓李? - 是啊

“- Your name is Li? - Yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ( lǐ nán wèi duó yí chǎn )

(李男为夺遗产)

“TO SEIZE INHERITANCE”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: VERIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chinese Surnames (Xing)

Asking about someone's surname is a standard opening move when establishing identity or kinship ties in Chinese interpersonal communication.

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

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

you said; you mean to say

A common conversational starter used to reconfirm or double-check information just mentioned by the interlocutor.

是啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

yes; indeed

A natural, casual way to confirm a statement affirmatively in everyday conversation.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the affirmation, conveying a relaxed and natural tone of agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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