我不是叫你离开一阵子吗
“I told you to lay low for a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就刚才 在我那个东台路超市
“It just happened, at my supermarket on Dongtai Road.”
我不是 叫你 离开一阵子 吗
“I told you to lay low for a while.”
她跟你说了什么
“What did she say to you?”
“Why are you still hanging around here when I specifically warned you to stay away?”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, framing a known directive as a negative rhetorical question ('Didn't I tell you...') functions as an overt reprimand signaling annoyance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Didn't I tell you to...?
A classic rhetorical pattern used to reproach someone for disregarding a prior directive or warning.
a while / for a period of time
A common colloquial time quantifier referring to an indefinite temporary duration.
Forms a rhetorical negative question loaded with reproach and impatience.