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《The Truth》 S1·E20 (12:11) HSK 5
nǐ men chī wǒ men nǚ rén liáo de nǐ men jiù bié dǎ tīng le

你们吃 我们女人聊的 你们就别打听了

“You guys eat. Don't pry into women's talk.”

《The Truth》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 12:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liáo shén me ne tīng nǐ men liǎ zhè ge

聊什么呢 听你们俩这个

“What are you two talking about?”

nǐ men chī wǒ men nǚ rén liáo de nǐ men jiù bié dǎ tīng le CURRENT FOCUS

你们吃 我们女人聊 的 你们就 别打听了

“You guys eat. Don't pry into women's talk.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ qù shōu shí chú fáng kuài chī ba

我去收拾厨房 快吃吧

“I'll go clean the kitchen. Eat up.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: POLITE DISMISSAL
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Mind your own business and focus on your food.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Dinner Table Banter

Playfully partitioning conversation topics along gender or peer lines is common at Chinese informal family gatherings to keep the atmosphere light.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #privacy_preservation #playful_scolding #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
别打听了 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop asking around / stop snooping

Used colloquially to tell someone playfully or firmly to drop their nosy inquiries.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions with the negative imperative to command cessation of an ongoing inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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