《The Dream Maker》 S1·E38 (17:38)
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bú shì bú shì bù xiāng xìn a zhēn de bú shì bù xiāng xìn
不是 不是不相信啊 真的不是不相信
“No, it's not that we don't trust you. It's not about trust.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E38
TIMECODE: 17:38
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
hái shì bù xiāng xìn wǒ hé shū jì ma
还是不相信我和书记吗
“Still don't trust Mr. Zheng and me?”
bú shì bú shì bù xiāng xìn a zhēn de bú shì bù xiāng xìn
CURRENT FOCUS
不是 不是不相信 啊 真的 不是不相信
“No, it's not that we don't trust you. It's not about trust.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ men jiù shì pà
我们就是怕
“We're just afraid.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DENYING ALLEGATION
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We do have reservations, but we dare not openly say we distrust leadership.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Hierarchy
Directly questioning the credibility of local leaders is a major breach of politeness, forcing subordinates to hedge doubts.
INTENT TAGS:
#denial
#defensiveness
#face_saving
#hedging
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不是不相信
SPOKEN CHUNK
it's not that I/we don't believe
A double negative pattern used defensively to soften hesitation and deny skepticism.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the urgent denial and conveys an earnest, pleading emotional tone.
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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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