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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E16 (37:28) HSK 2
chǔ chǔ wèn le nǐ hěn duō cì

楚楚问了你很多次

“Chu Chu has asked you about it many times,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E16
TIMECODE: 37:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī kàn biàn zhī

一看便知

“can tell at a glance.”

chǔ chǔ wèn le nǐ hěn duō cì CURRENT FOCUS

楚楚 问 了 你很 多次

“Chu Chu has asked you about it many times,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ què zhǐ shì zhuāng shǎ

你却只是装傻

“yet you just played dumb.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: CRITICAL AND ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know exactly what she needs to hear, so stop running away from the truth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Out Evasive Silence (装傻)

In Chinese social interaction, feigning ignorance is often used to avoid awkward confrontations, but close friends will aggressively pierce this facade to force honesty.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #confrontation #advocacy #scolding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
很多次 SPOKEN CHUNK

many times / repeatedly

A natural everyday spoken frequency modifier used to emphasize persistent recurrence.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the inquiries across multiple occasions, underscoring accumulated frustration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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