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《The Truth》 S1·E16 (17:32) HSK 3
wǒ dōu gēn nǐ shuō duō shǎo biàn le nǐ men shuō nà shén me dú yào

我都跟你说多少遍了 你们说那什么毒药

“I've said it many times. About the poison you mention,”

《The Truth》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 17:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ér lái sōu yī xià

这儿来搜一下

“Search over here.”

wǒ dōu gēn nǐ shuō duō shǎo biàn le nǐ men shuō nà shén me dú yào CURRENT FOCUS

我 都跟你说 多少遍了 你们说 那什么 毒药

“I've said it many times. About the poison you mention,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhēn bù zhī dào nǎ ér lái de

“I know nothing about it.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DENYING ALLEGATION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Emphatic Denial Under Accusation

Chinese speakers often repeat time-frequency expressions like 'said how many times' to convey exasperation and deflect suspicion during confrontations.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #defense #frustration #protest
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说多少遍了 SPOKEN CHUNK

said countlessly / repeated so many times

Use this spoken phrase to express annoyance when having to repeat oneself.

那什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

that whatever / what's-it-called

A conversational filler used when pointing dismissively or vaguely to a topic.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completed repetition and intensifies the speaker's exasperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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