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《The Knockout》 S1·E25 (11:44) HSK 3
zhǎo le hǎo jǐ cì zǒng shuō máng zhè bāng rén

找了好几次 总说忙 这帮人

“I looked for him several times. He always said he was busy. These people”

《The Knockout》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 11:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dǎ le hǎo jǐ gè dōu méi rén jiē lián tā mì shū dōu bù jiē wǒ diàn huà

打了好几个 都没人接 连他秘书都不接我电话

“I called several times, but no one answered. Even his secretary didn't answer my calls.”

zhǎo le hǎo jǐ cì zǒng shuō máng zhè bāng rén CURRENT FOCUS

找了 好几次 总说忙 这帮人

“I looked for him several times. He always said he was busy. These people”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì duǒ wǒ men le bei shì gē xiàn zài bù guāng gōng kāi jiāng

就是躲我们了呗 是 哥 现在不光龚开疆

“are avoiding us. Yes, Brother. Not only Gong Kaijiang,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: DISCONTENTED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are intentionally dodging us; something has gone wrong.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Declining Through Excuses (以忙推脱)

In Chinese social and political dynamics, claiming to be busy is a classic indirect method of cutting ties or signaling that someone has fallen out of favor without direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #suspicion #venting #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好几次 SPOKEN CHUNK

several times / many times

Commonly used before or after a verb to emphasize repeated attempts or high frequency.

这帮人 SPOKEN CHUNK

this bunch / these people

A colloquial, slightly derogatory or informal term used to refer to a specific group.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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