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《Road to Success》 S1·E13 (32:08) HSK 4
jiào liàn zhè bù hái méi zǒu ma

教练这不还没走吗

“Coach hasn't left yet, has he?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 32:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men hái duó shén me guān

我们还夺什么冠

“how can we win the championship?”

jiào liàn zhè bù hái méi zǒu ma CURRENT FOCUS

教练 这不还没走吗

“Coach hasn't left yet, has he?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ méi yǒu jiào liàn

如果没有教练

“If there is no Coach,”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: REASSURING
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't panic and give up; coach is still standing right here with us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Reassurance

Chinese speakers frequently use negative rhetorical questions ('这不...') to correct a peer's overly pessimistic assumption by drawing attention to positive present realities.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #clarification #encouragement #refutation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这不还没 SPOKEN CHUNK

hasn't ... yet (pointing out an obvious fact)

Used in colloquial speech to highlight an existing condition that counters someone's premature pessimism.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that prompts the listener to acknowledge an obvious fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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