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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5 (11:51) HSK 5
bú shì céng jīng liǎng qíng xiāng yuè ma ?

不是曾经两情相悦吗?

“You loved each other, didn't you?”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 11:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men …

你们…

“You…”

bú shì céng jīng liǎng qíng xiāng yuè ma ? CURRENT FOCUS

不是 曾经 两情相悦 吗 ?

“You loved each other, didn't you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liǎng qíng xiāng yuè ?

两情相悦?

“Loved each other?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ideal of Mutual Affection

The idiom 两情相悦 embodies the traditional Chinese romantic ideal of pure, reciprocal sentiment, often contrasted against arranged or political marriages.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #incredulity #probing #romance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
两情相悦 SPOKEN CHUNK

mutual affection; deeply in love with each other

A common idiomatic set phrase used to describe reciprocal love between two partners.

不是曾经 SPOKEN CHUNK

wasn't it the case in the past that

Used to challenge present assumptions by bringing up known past occurrences.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a direct yes-no question with rhetorical disbelief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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