《River Sunset》 S1·E22 (10:13)
HSK 6
nǐ zǎo shuō ma
你早说嘛
“You should have said so earlier.”
《River Sunset》
S1·E22
TIMECODE: 10:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhèng zhǔn bèi xiàng nín huì bào
正准备向您汇报
“I was just about to report to you.”
nǐ zǎo shuō ma
CURRENT FOCUS
你早说嘛
“You should have said so earlier.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
MILD REPROACH
Tone:
REPROACHFUL
Emotion:
IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why didn't you just tell me this from the start? Tell me the rest now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Information Hierarchy and Bureaucracy
Subordinates often wait for the right moment to report sensitive information, leading superiors to urge directness once the topic is breached.
INTENT TAGS:
#mild_reproach
#urging
#impatience
#prompting
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
早说
SPOKEN CHUNK
say it earlier; mention it sooner
A very common colloquial expression used when someone finally reveals information that would have saved time or confusion.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the reproach while emphasizing that the action was obvious or should have been done earlier.
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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《River Sunset》 S1·E22 (10:13) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus