MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11 (27:33) HSK 4
zhè zhāo hū dōu dōu bù dǎ a

这招呼都 都不打啊

“He didn't even s-say goodbye?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 27:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì zhè

不是 这

“Well, he...”

zhè zhāo hū dōu dōu bù dǎ a CURRENT FOCUS

这招呼都 都不打啊

“He didn't even s-say goodbye?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái qiàn zhe fáng qián ne

还欠着房钱呢

“He still owes rent.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How dare they just sneak off without even acknowledging us!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Social Etiquette and Accountability (打招呼)

In Chinese social interaction, 'giving notice' or greeting is a fundamental sign of respect and trustworthiness; slipping away without doing so immediately raises suspicion of deceit.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #disapproval #calling_out #shock
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打招呼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to greet; to say hello; to notify someone in advance

A very common daily phrase used both for greeting someone and for giving prior notice before taking action.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Enhances the rhetorical force of the complaint, expressing shock and annoyance.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11 (27:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus