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《The Guilty》 S1·E7 (19:59) HSK 5
zài shuō le hái qiàn sān gè yuè gōng zī ne

再说了 还欠三个月工资呢

“Besides, they still owe me three months' wages.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 19:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù gàn zǎ zhěng jiù xiàn zài tuǐ zhè yàng nǎ ge gōng dì néng yào

不干咋整 就现在腿这样 哪个工地能要

“What else can I do? With my leg like this, what construction site would hire me?”

zài shuō le hái qiàn sān gè yuè gōng zī ne CURRENT FOCUS

再说了 还 欠三个月工资 呢

“Besides, they still owe me three months' wages.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà gē

大哥

“Bro.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING PERSISTENCE
Tone: RESIGNED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I can't just walk away when they still owe me three months' pay.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Wage Arrears (拖欠工资)

Migrant laborers and blue-collar workers often endure poor conditions because walking away means forfeiting substantial back pay owed by contractors.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #complaint #resignation #dilemma
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides; furthermore

Used in spoken Chinese to introduce an additional compelling reason or justification.

欠三个月工资 SPOKEN CHUNK

owe three months of wages

A common phrase referring to withheld or delayed salary payments.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights the existing unresolved state and adds persuasive emphasis to the speaker's predicament.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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