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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E19 (12:45) HSK 3
nǐ hái dài shén me dōng xī

你还带什么东西

“You're just coming for a meal, why did you bring so much stuff? Honestly.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 12:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lái chī gè fàn

来吃个饭

“You're just coming for a meal,”

nǐ hái dài shén me dōng xī CURRENT FOCUS

你还 带什么东西

“You're just coming for a meal, why did you bring so much stuff? Honestly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn shì

真是

“Honestly.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: POLITE SCOLDING
Tone: FEIGNED ANNOYANCE AND WARM
Emotion: WARMTH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really didn't need to bring anything! We are close enough without gifts.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guest-Host Etiquette (Ke Qi)

In Chinese culture, guests are expected to bring gifts, while hosts are culturally obliged to performatively reject or complain about the gift to demonstrate modesty and intimacy.

INTENT TAGS: #politeness #hospitality #modesty #social_bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还带什么东西 SPOKEN CHUNK

why bother bringing gifts

A ubiquitous formulaic expression used by hosts to express polite modesty and faux-scolding when guests arrive with presents.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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