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《The Truth》 S1·E10 (10:07) HSK 3
ràng xiǎo yè tiǎo dà liáng nǐ fàng xīn ma

让小叶挑大梁你放心吗

“Are you sure Ye can take the lead?”

《The Truth》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 10:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tǐng hǎo hǒng de

挺好哄的

“Wasn't hard to placate her.”

ràng xiǎo yè tiǎo dà liáng nǐ fàng xīn ma CURRENT FOCUS

让小叶 挑大梁 你放心 吗

“Are you sure Ye can take the lead?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái hē kǒu shuǐ

来 喝口水

“Have some water.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DOUBT
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Xiao Ye is going to mess this up, you shouldn't trust them with this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Metaphor of the Main Beam (挑大梁)

Derived from traditional Chinese timber architecture where the ridgepole holds up the roof, this idiom reflects the cultural importance placed on a central, dependable figure carrying the collective weight of a project.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_skepticism #warning #questioning_competence #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
挑大梁 SPOKEN CHUNK

to shoulder the main responsibility; to play the lead role

A vivid theatrical metaphor commonly used in professional contexts when assigning the core leadership or heaviest workload to someone.

放心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to feel at ease; to rest assured

Frequently used in rhetorical or probing questions to express doubts about reliability.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a direct question, nudging the listener to reconsider their judgment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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