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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (08:07) HSK 6
bú shì gēn nín shuō le ma bù xǔ zài jiào wǒ xiāng xiāng le

不是跟您说了吗 不许再叫我香香了

“Didn't I tell you already, don't call me Xiang anymore?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 08:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ nà liǎn ne

你那脸呢

“Where's your face?”

bú shì gēn nín shuō le ma bù xǔ zài jiào wǒ xiāng xiāng le CURRENT FOCUS

不是跟您说了吗 不许再叫我 香香了

“Didn't I tell you already, don't call me Xiang anymore?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín zěn me yòu jiào wǒ xiāng xiāng nǐ hòu miàn nà rén shì shuí ya

您怎么又叫我香香 你后面那人是谁呀

“Why are you still calling me that? Who's that behind you?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PROTESTING BOUNDARY
Tone: FEIGNED_IRRITATION
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop using that embarrassing pet name, I already told you to quit it!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pet Names and Public Embarrassment

Overly cutesy reduplicated nicknames like 'Xiangxiang' can feel patronizing or humiliating when used in front of others or outside private spaces.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #complaint #mild_rebuke #reminding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
不是跟您说了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Didn't I tell you already?

A rhetorical question used to express exasperation when someone ignores a previous reminder.

不许再 SPOKEN CHUNK

Not allowed to do something anymore

Used to firmly forbid someone from repeating an annoying action.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question to highlight that the listener already knows the answer.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals change of status combined with negation to mean 'no longer'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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