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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E7 (34:16) HSK 7
nǐ shuō tā zuò shēng yì qī qiāo ba

你说他做生意蹊跷吧

“If you say his business is shady,”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 34:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo duō rén dōu kàn jiàn le

好多人都看见了

“Lots of people saw him.”

nǐ shuō tā zuò shēng yì qī qiāo ba CURRENT FOCUS

你说他做生意蹊跷吧

“If you say his business is shady,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì yī dǎ tīng ne

但是一打听呢

“but when you ask around,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GOSSIPING AND SPECULATING
Tone: CONSPIRATORIAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You'd think his business dealings were fishy, wouldn't you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: qiqiao (fishy / bizarre)

A term used in both written and spoken language to describe something unusual, odd, or suspicious; often used in casual gossip when discussing strange events.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #raising suspicion to initiate a topic #seeking agreement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你说……吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't you think ... is rather ...

A spoken sentence pattern used to seek agreement or introduce gossip, drawing the listener's attention.

做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do business; to engage in commerce

An extremely common everyday colloquial phrase referring to doing business or commercial trade.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of a sentence to express speculation, draw the listener's attention, and prompt them to agree with the speaker's view

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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