《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (41:20)
HSK 6
nǐ kě yǐ shàng wài tou wèn yī xià ma
你可以上外头问一下嘛
“You can go ask outside.”
《Light to the Night》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 41:20
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bái tiān gěi nǐ jiǎng guò le ma méi jiàn guò
“I already told you earlier, I haven't seen him.”
nǐ kě yǐ shàng wài tou wèn yī xià ma
CURRENT FOCUS
你可以 上外头问一下 嘛
“You can go ask outside.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
hé shū - tóng xué - nǐ nǚ ér a ？
何叔 - 同学 - 你女儿啊？
“- Uncle He, your daughter - Hey, boy.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
DEFLECTING INQUIRY
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop bothering me with this, go ask someone else out there.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Neighborhood Informality and Direct Dismissal
In casual Chinese communities, locals often frankly deflect outsiders' repeated queries with practical alternatives rather than overly formal apologies.
INTENT TAGS:
#deflection
#dismissal
#suggestion
#brushing_off
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
上外头
SPOKEN CHUNK
go outside
A colloquial northern/spoken phrasing equivalent to 到外面 (dào wàimiàn).
问一下
SPOKEN CHUNK
ask briefly / make an inquiry
Softens the imperative verb 问 (to ask) using the verbal measure word 一下.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks an obvious alternative or suggestion, carrying an undertone of mild impatience that the listener should already know this.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (41:20) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus