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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9 (29:36) HSK 3
zhè me wǎn tā qù nǎ ér a zhè hái yòng wèn

这么晚她去哪儿啊 这还用问

“Where is she going this late? Do you even have to ask?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 29:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jiě chū qù le

你姐出去了

“Ju went out.”

zhè me wǎn tā qù nǎ ér a zhè hái yòng wèn CURRENT FOCUS

这么晚她 去哪儿啊 这还用问

“Where is she going this late? Do you even have to ask?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù yī yuàn lǐ kàn duō jié le bei

去医院里看多杰了呗

“She went to the hospital to see Duojie.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DISMISSING OBVIOUS QUESTION
Tone: RHETORICAL
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you seriously asking me that? You should already know exactly where she went.”
💡 Cultural Insight: High-Context Knowing (Xin Zhao Bu Xuan)

In close Chinese familial relationships, members are expected to intuitively understand each other's emotional attachments and daily patterns without needing overt explanations.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissing #rhetorical_question #stating_the_obvious #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这么晚 SPOKEN CHUNK

so late

Commonly placed before a clause to highlight surprise or concern about the lateness of the hour.

这还用问 SPOKEN CHUNK

need you even ask? / it goes without saying

A highly colloquial rhetorical phrase used to dismiss an inquiry whose answer is glaringly obvious.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical query, adding an expressive conversational cadence rather than harsh hostility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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