《River Sunset》 S1·E15 (02:57)
HSK 5
suǒ yǐ zhè wèi táng zhǔ kě yǐ xìn rèn ma
所以这位堂主可以信任吗
“So can this head be trusted?”
《River Sunset》
S1·E15
TIMECODE: 02:57
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jī hū quán dōu shì zhōng shān jí rén shì
“is almost entirely people from Zhongshan.”
suǒ yǐ zhè wèi táng zhǔ kě yǐ xìn rèn ma
CURRENT FOCUS
所以这位堂主可以信任吗
“So can this head be trusted?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
táng zhǔ jiào yè zhào gēng
堂主叫叶肇庚
“The head is Ye Zhaogeng.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone:
INQUISITIVE
Emotion:
SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you absolutely sure we can trust this person with our safety?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Trust and Native-Place Ties (Tongxiang)
In traditional Chinese organizations, trust is heavily mediated through shared regional origins (tongxiang) or sworn brotherhoods rather than purely formal contracts.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiring
#vetting
#expressing_doubt
#risk_assessment
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
可以信任吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
can [someone] be trusted?
A standard and direct way to inquire about someone's reliability or trustworthiness.
堂主
SPOKEN CHUNK
hall master / branch leader
Historical or martial arts term referring to a leader of a hall or branch in an association or secret society.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Transforms the statement into a direct yes-no question seeking factual confirmation or reassurance.
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2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《River Sunset》 S1·E15 (02:57) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus