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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E18 (11:02) HSK 6
bú shì cí zhí nǐ kě yǐ zhǎo nǐ men gōng sī rén shì a

不是 辞职你可以 找你们公司人事啊

“Well, you can go to your company's HR”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 11:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cí zhí

辞职

“Resign?”

bú shì cí zhí nǐ kě yǐ zhǎo nǐ men gōng sī rén shì a CURRENT FOCUS

不是 辞职 你可以 找你 们公司人事啊

“Well, you can go to your company's HR”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dì gè cí chéng bù jiù wán le ma

递个辞呈不就完了吗

“and submit a resignation letter.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: BEWILDERMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you making this so complicated? Just follow the standard HR procedure.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Discourse Marker 'Bu Shi'

In contemporary spoken Chinese, 'bu shi' (不是) often functions not as a literal negation but as a conversational filler expressing mild protest or incredulity.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #clarification #reality_check #simplifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait a second; hold on (discourse marker)

Placed at the start of a sentence to signal confusion, disagreement, or gentle correction.

人事 SPOKEN CHUNK

human resources (HR)

Common spoken abbreviation for human resources department or personnel officer.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an urging, explanatory tone to emphasize an obvious suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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