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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (05:32) HSK 5
quán miàn jìn cǎi jiù shì chè dǐ bù gàn le shì zhè yì si ma

全面禁采 就是彻底不干了 是这意思吗

“A comprehensive mining ban. So we’re shutting it down completely? Is that what you mean?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 05:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bái kuàng zhǎng

白矿长

“Manager Bai.”

quán miàn jìn cǎi jiù shì chè dǐ bù gàn le shì zhè yì si ma CURRENT FOCUS

全面禁采 就是 彻底 不干了 是这意思吗

“A comprehensive mining ban. So we’re shutting it down completely? Is that what you mean?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì zhè yì si

是这意思

“That's exactly what it means.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CONFIRMING INTERPRETATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Spell it out clearly: are we shutting down operations for good?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Reality Check (Tuo Di)

Stripping away bureaucratic euphemisms to demand the bottom-line reality ('彻底不干了') is a pragmatic way to establish clear operational boundaries in Chinese business negotiations.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #confrontation #reality_check #confirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
全面禁采 SPOKEN CHUNK

comprehensive mining ban

A technical, formal phrase used in regulatory, industrial, or ecological policy contexts.

是这意思吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that what this means?

A direct colloquial way to demand clear confirmation of someone's underlying message.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a direct question demanding a definitive yes-or-no answer.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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