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《The Knockout》 S1·E25 (00:36) HSK 1
yǒu shí hòu lái yǒu shí hòu bù lái nǎ yǒu shén me lǎo zhǔ gù xiè xiè

有时候来 有时候不来 哪有什么老主顾 谢谢

“He comes here on and off. How could he have regulars? Thank you.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 00:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà tā yǒu méi yǒu nà zhǒng lǎo zhǔ gù jiù shì jīng cháng zhào gù tā shēng yì de

“Does he have regulars who frequent his stall?”

yǒu shí hòu lái yǒu shí hòu bù lái nǎ yǒu shén me lǎo zhǔ gù xiè xiè CURRENT FOCUS

有时候来 有时候不来 哪有什么老主顾 谢谢

“He comes here on and off. How could he have regulars? Thank you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì

但是

“But”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: BRUSHING OFF
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I do not want to get involved, please leave me alone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Involvement (Mingzhe Baoshen)

Ordinary citizens often minimize contact with investigators or unfamiliar questioners to protect themselves from trouble.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #evasion #impatience #brushoff
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
哪有什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is no such thing as / where would there be

A rhetorical phrase used to strongly refute an assumption or question raised by the other party.

老主顾 SPOKEN CHUNK

regular customer / patron

Commonly used in small business or retail settings to refer to frequent, loyal clients.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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