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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E25 (04:01) HSK 6
gēn nǐ shuō duō shǎo huí le hóng lǜ sè fēn bù qīng jiù wèn wèn wǒ

跟你说多少回了 红绿色分不清就问问我

“How many times have I told you? If you cannot tell red from green, ask me.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 04:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge

这个

“This one.”

gēn nǐ shuō duō shǎo huí le hóng lǜ sè fēn bù qīng jiù wèn wèn wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

跟你说多少回了 红绿色 分不清 就问 问我

“How many times have I told you? If you cannot tell red from green, ask me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì nǐ men wǒ yě fēn bù qīng a

“But I cannot tell you two apart either.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ADMONISHING
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Nagging as Closeness

In close Chinese interpersonal relationships, pointing out recurring mistakes with rhetorical frustration often conveys practical concern rather than hostility.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimanding #exasperation #offering_help #instructing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
跟你说多少回了 SPOKEN CHUNK

How many times have I told you

Use this rhetorical phrase to express mild exasperation when someone repeats an avoidable mistake.

分不清 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot distinguish / cannot tell apart

A potential complement structure used to express the inability to differentiate between two or more things.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an excessive accumulation of past occurrences, emphasizing the speaker's exasperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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