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Grammar Pattern Profile · mo-fei-shi-2
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莫非是...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 4 clips
Structure: [主语] + 莫非是 + [谓词/短语]
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 是 (4) → 📌 莫非 (4) → 📌 从 (1) → 📌 去了 (1) → 📌 姻缘 (1) → 📌 有 (1) →

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莫非是王忠杀了刺史
00:03
莫非是 王忠杀了刺史

(定然与杀人有关系) ── Previous context

“Could Wang Zhong have killed the Prefect?”

《大唐迷雾》 · 10:18 [警匪刑侦]
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莫非是有人走漏了风声
00:02
莫非是 有人走漏了风声

(那南赵敢在此时突袭) ── Previous context

“could it be that someone leaked the news?”

《御赐小仵作》 · 04:50 [历史宫廷]
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莫非是他从美国人口袋里捡的
00:03
莫非是 他从美国人口袋里捡的

(你还看不出来吗) ── Previous context

“Could it be he picked it from the American's pocket?”

《长河落日》 · 11:47 [警匪刑侦]
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这莫非是求姻缘去了
00:02
这 莫非是 求姻缘去了

(去明光寺) ── Previous context

“Maybe she was praying for a nice marriage.”

《大唐迷雾》 · 09:58
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