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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E3 (09:14) HSK 3
nǐ bù xiāng xìn tā nǐ hái bù xiāng xìn wǒ ma

你不相信他 你还不相信我吗

“If you don't trust him, don't you trust me?”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 09:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā jiè shào nà rén néng kào shén me pǔ

他介绍那人能靠什么谱

“How can the man he got be better?”

nǐ bù xiāng xìn tā nǐ hái bù xiāng xìn wǒ ma CURRENT FOCUS

你不相信他 你还不相信我吗

“If you don't trust him, don't you trust me?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shì tā xí fù nǐ yě bù kào pǔ

“You're his wife. Equally unreliable.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEMANDING REASSURANCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Even if he is unreliable, you should at least have faith in my judgment.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Interpersonal Trust and Matchmaking (信任背书)

In Chinese matchmaking, intermediaries stake their personal reputation (信誉) to vouch for blind dates, making rejection of a match feel like a personal slight to the matchmaker.

INTENT TAGS: #appealing_to_loyalty #persuasion #rhetorical_question #defending
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
相信 SPOKEN CHUNK

to trust; to believe

Standard verb for trusting a person or believing a fact.

还不相信...吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't you even trust...?

A rhetorical question pattern used to appeal to strong personal rapport or past loyalty.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that expects an affirmative agreement and conveys mild indignation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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