<p>讲的 = 描述的, described.</p>
<ul>
<li>这个电影<strong>讲的</strong>是... = This movie <strong>described</strong> is ...</li>
</ul>
<p>讲 - tell, talk, speak...</p>

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<p>(a) 这个电影 讲 一个人 为他爸爸报仇 的 故事.</p>
<p>(b) 这个电影 讲的 (內容) 是 一个人为他爸爸报仇 的 故事.</p>
<p>From the grammar/structure point of view, (a) is an SVO structure. (b) is a &quot;to-be&quot; sentence. Since 这个电影 (or 这本书) is not a real person and cannot really talk (讲),  some people prefer the second structure which states the fact (是).</p>
<p>In practice, both are correct.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<p>A: 他借我们的钱，可能不会还了。（He may not pay our money back.)</p>
<p>B: 你说，他借钱不还？（You mean, he does not pay us back?)</p>
<p>A: 我<strong>说的是</strong>，他可能没有能力还。(What I'm telling you is that he may not be able to pay it back.)</p>

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<p>In this sentence:</p>
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<p>这个电影 <strong>讲 的是</strong>一个人因为被追杀 , 躲 在 少林寺 里边学功夫, 然后为他爸爸 报仇的故事</p>
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<p>I do not understand the structure in the bold part. Specifically, what is the difference between using just 讲 and using 讲 的是 as in here.</p>

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Difference betwen 讲 的是 and 讲
# Difference betwen 讲 的是 and 讲

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-08-08)

In this sentence:

> 这个电影 **讲 的是**一个人因为被追杀 , 躲 在 少林寺 里边学功夫, 然后为他爸爸 报仇的故事

I do not understand the structure in the bold part. Specifically, what is the difference between using just 讲 and using 讲 的是 as in here.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-08-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

(a) 这个电影 讲 一个人 为他爸爸报仇 的 故事.

(b) 这个电影 讲的 (內容) 是 一个人为他爸爸报仇 的 故事.

From the grammar/structure point of view, (a) is an SVO structure. (b) is a "to-be" sentence. Since 这个电影 (or 这本书) is not a real person and cannot really talk (讲), some people prefer the second structure which states the fact (是).

In practice, both are correct.

For example:

A: 他借我们的钱，可能不会还了。（He may not pay our money back.)

B: 你说，他借钱不还？（You mean, he does not pay us back?)

A: 我**说的是**，他可能没有能力还。(What I'm telling you is that he may not be able to pay it back.)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2023-08-08. Score: 2

讲的 = 描述的, described.

* 这个电影**讲的**是... = This movie **described** is ...

讲 - tell, talk, speak...


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