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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E21 (09:22) HSK 4
nǐ shuō nǐ liǎ lái de zhēn bú shì shí hòu a

你说你俩 来得真不是时候啊

“You two... You really showed up at the wrong time.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 09:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì méi cuò dāng shí tā men jiù tuǐ ruǎn le

对 没错 当时他们就腿软了

“Right, exactly. They nearly gave out from fear on the site!”

nǐ shuō nǐ liǎ lái de zhēn bú shì shí hòu a CURRENT FOCUS

你说你 俩 来得真不是时候 啊

“You two... You really showed up at the wrong time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě bù ràng wǒ duō zhuāng yī huì er méi shuō dào guān jiàn shí hòu ne

也不让我多装一会儿 没说到关键时候呢

“You didn't let me brag a bit longer. I hadn't gotten to the best part yet.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PLAYFUL REPROACH
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You guys ruined my chance to show off in front of everyone!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Face-Boasting (Zhuang)

Among close friends in China, openly acknowledging that one was trying to 'posture' or 'act cool' (装) softens the boasting into shared humor without causing loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #mock_complaint #banter #social_bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真不是时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

really bad timing / at the worst possible moment

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to comment on bad timing, whether seriously or humorously.

你说你俩 SPOKEN CHUNK

look at you two / why did you two have to...

A colloquial conversational opener used to playfully address or reproach two people.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the mild complaint, making the reproach sound informal and playful rather than genuinely upset.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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