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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E19 (11:54) HSK 2
nǐ shì bú shì hái xiǎng zhe qù shān xī

你是不是还想着去山西

“Are you still thinking about going to Shanxi?”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 11:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ hái méi fàng zài yǎn lǐ

我还没放在眼里

“are nothing to me.”

nǐ shì bú shì hái xiǎng zhe qù shān xī CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 还想着 去山西

“Are you still thinking about going to Shanxi?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ quàn nǐ zuì hǎo dǎ xiāo zhè ge niàn tou nǐ kàn nǐ yòu lái le

“I advise you to give up on that idea. Look at you, here you go again.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PROBING INTENTIONS
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not pretend you have given up on this foolish idea; I can see right through you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Interrogation

In Chinese close relationships, loved ones frequently question each other's private intentions directly, viewing such intrusion as legitimate care and preventive guidance.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #scrutiny #confrontation #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是不是还 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you still / is it the case that you still

A confrontational or probing pattern used to confirm persistent habits, feelings, or intentions.

想着 SPOKEN CHUNK

thinking about / intending to / harboring thoughts of

Conveys an ongoing mental preoccupation or lingering intention.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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