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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (41:15) HSK 6
bái tiān gěi nǐ jiǎng guò le ma méi jiàn guò

白天给你讲过了嘛 没见过

“I already told you earlier, I haven't seen him.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 41:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zài wèn nǐ yī biàn yǒu méi yǒu jiàn guò zhè ge hái zi ?

“Let me ask you again. Have you seen this kid?”

bái tiān gěi nǐ jiǎng guò le ma méi jiàn guò CURRENT FOCUS

白天 给你 讲过了 嘛 没见过

“I already told you earlier, I haven't seen him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kě yǐ shàng wài tou wèn yī xià ma

“You can go ask outside.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFENSIVE REITERATION
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I already answered this; stop bothering me and wasting my time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reluctance to Get Involved

In grassroots investigations, witnesses often show impatience or evasiveness to avoid being drawn into troublesome police matters or legal disputes.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #reiteration #impatience #denial
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
白天 SPOKEN CHUNK

during the day; daytime

Used as a time noun or adverbial referring to earlier daylight hours.

讲过了 SPOKEN CHUNK

already told / explained

Combines '讲' (to say/explain) with past completion marker '过了' to emphasize that information was previously provided.

没见过 SPOKEN CHUNK

have not seen

A definitive, concise denial indicating zero prior visual contact.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights that the fact should be obvious to the listener, adding an impatient or defensive edge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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