你是说那个汤炳辰的女儿吗
“You mean the daughter of that Tang Bingchen?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
确实
“Indeed.”
你是说那个汤炳辰的女儿吗
“You mean the daughter of that Tang Bingchen?”
是
“Yes.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Identifying individuals by their parentage or family connections is standard in Chinese social circles, quickly framing their social background and pedigree.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do you mean / are you referring to
A very common conversational formula used to clarify and confirm another speaker's meaning or reference.
Transforms the declarative sentence into a straightforward yes-no question seeking factual verification.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Consider that I, Tang Bingchen...”
“Tang Bingchen just came and said...”
“”
“Actually, Tang Bingchen told me today...”
“It's President Tang.”
“Have Tang Bingchen, head of the Maintenance Association,”