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《My Destiny》 S1·E10 (17:35) HSK 5
chǎo shén me chǎo shuō huà xiǎo diǎn shēng bìng rén xū yào xiū xī

吵什么吵 说话小点声 病人需要休息

“Quiet down! Keep your voice low! The patient needs rest!”

《My Destiny》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 17:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā hái hé nǐ yì qǐ shuì jiào a

“and she's sleeping!”

chǎo shén me chǎo shuō huà xiǎo diǎn shēng bìng rén xū yào xiū xī CURRENT FOCUS

吵什么吵 说话 小点声 病人 需要休息

“Quiet down! Keep your voice low! The patient needs rest!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hù shì zhǎng

护士长

“Head nurse!”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: SCOLDING AND WARNING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hospital Ward Management and Head Nurse Responsibilities

In Chinese hospital ward culture, medical staff (especially head nurses) hold the authority and responsibility to maintain order and a restful environment for patients, directly and sternly intervening when visitors or patients' families make too much noise.

INTENT TAGS: #intervening #maintaining order #urging quiet
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吵什么吵 SPOKEN CHUNK

Stop making noise / What are you arguing about?

A colloquial structure using 'verb + shen me + verb' to express irritation and demand that someone stop doing that action, such as 'ku shen me ku' (stop crying) or 'kan shen me kan' (what are you staring at?).

说话小点声 SPOKEN CHUNK

Keep your voice down / Speak more quietly

A common everyday expression used in public spaces to ask others to lower their volume so as not to disturb those around them.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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