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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E5 (21:58) HSK 1
- gàn huó le - wǒ men huà hái méi wèn wán ne

- 干活了 - 我们话还没问完呢

“- Time to get back to work. - We still have questions for you.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 21:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù wèi le duō mài jǐ wén qián dàn zán kě bù shǎ kàn huò dìng jià jiù shì

就为了多卖几文钱 但咱可不傻 看货定价 就是

“just to get a better price. We're not fools. We pay based on the quality. That's right.”

- gàn huó le - wǒ men huà hái méi wèn wán ne CURRENT FOCUS

- 干活 了 - 我们 话还没问完 呢

“- Time to get back to work. - We still have questions for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè wèi shì zhēn zhèng de guì kè kě bù gǎn dài màn

“This is an important seller. We can't make him wait.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROTESTING INTERRUPTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't try to walk away; you're not done answering us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing Distinguished Guests (贵客)

In traditional Chinese commerce, serving high-status patrons often took precedence over routine inquiries or lesser tasks.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #interruption #protest #persistence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
干活了 SPOKEN CHUNK

time to get to work

A colloquial call to start working or a convenient excuse to end a conversation.

话还没问完 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't finished questioning yet

Used to halt someone who tries to leave before answering all queries.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals a change of state, indicating it is now time to start work.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the ongoing state of unfinished questioning and softens the confrontational tone slightly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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