《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E11 (10:13)
HSK 6
nǐ hái xián zì jǐ mài shǎo le shì ba
你还嫌自己卖少了 是吧
“Think you sold it cheap?”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 10:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nà me zhí qián
那么值钱
“valuable.”
nǐ hái xián zì jǐ mài shǎo le shì ba
CURRENT FOCUS
你还 嫌自己卖少了 是吧
“Think you sold it cheap?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
mā
妈
“Mom.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
REBUKING
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You should not have sold it at all, yet all you care about is the money!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Scolding via Rhetorical Questions
Chinese parents frequently use rhetorical accusations with '是吧' to highlight moral lapses rather than engaging in direct logical debate.
INTENT TAGS:
#scolding
#rebuking
#sarcasm
#disapproval
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
嫌自己卖少了
SPOKEN CHUNK
regret selling something for too little
Used to describe someone complaining about not making enough profit from a sale.
是吧
SPOKEN CHUNK
isn't that right?
Tag question used rhetorically to corner the listener and demand acknowledgment.
Modal Particle「吧」 (ba)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the interrogative slightly into a rhetorical demand for agreement.
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2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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