MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《The First Jasmine》 S1·E19 (23:22) HSK 4
shì bú shì shuō míng tā hái huó zhe

是不是说明他还活着

“Does what he said indicate that he might still be alive?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 23:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN diàn xià zhè me shuō

殿下这么说

“Does what he said indicate that he might still be alive?”

shì bú shì shuō míng tā hái huó zhe CURRENT FOCUS

是不是说明他还活着

“Does what he said indicate that he might still be alive?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mò xiū yáo shuō

墨修尧说

“Mo Xiuyao said”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SEEKING REASSURANCE
Tone: EAGER
Emotion: HOPE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please tell me this clue means there is still hope he is alive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Grasping for Hope in Tragedy

In dramatic Chinese narrative conventions, characters often cling to ambiguous verbal testimonies to defy presumed deaths.

INTENT TAGS: #hope #deduction #confirmation #yearning
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说明 SPOKEN CHUNK

to indicate; to show; to prove

Standard verb used when drawing a logical deduction from an observed fact or clue.

活着 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be alive; living

Composed of the verb '活' and the durative aspect marker '着', indicating an ongoing state of life.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《The First Jasmine》 S1·E19 (23:22) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus