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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E30 (26:28) HSK 1
nǐ bú shì qù jiàn tán jì zhōu le ma

你不是去见檀寄舟了吗

“Weren't you going to see Tan Jizhou?”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 26:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ nǐ zěn me zài zhè

你 你怎么在这

“W-Why are you here?”

nǐ bú shì qù jiàn tán jì zhōu le ma CURRENT FOCUS

你不是 去见 檀寄舟 了吗

“Weren't you going to see Tan Jizhou?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí gēn nǐ

谁跟你

“Who told you...”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you here? Did your meeting fall through, or were you lying to me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Inquiry (反问求证)

Using negative rhetorical frames like '你不是……吗' is a direct way to point out a factual discrepancy without directly accusing someone of deception.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #surprise #confrontation #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是……了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't you supposed to / didn't you already

A rhetorical grammatical frame used to express surprise when reality contradicts a prior belief or arrangement.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into an explicit question seeking confirmation of an apparent contradiction.

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2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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