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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E2 (13:50) HSK 5
nǐ men liǎ shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ de nǐ dào dǐ piàn le qián fēi duō jiǔ

你们俩什么时候开始的 你到底骗了钱菲多久

“When did you two start seeing each other? How long have you been lying to Qian Fei?”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 13:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù wèn nǐ zuó tiān nà nǚ de shì shuí

“Who was that woman yesterday?”

nǐ men liǎ shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ de nǐ dào dǐ piàn le qián fēi duō jiǔ CURRENT FOCUS

你们俩 什么时候开始的 你到底 骗了 钱菲 多久

“When did you two start seeing each other? How long have you been lying to Qian Fei?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gēn nǐ shuō le hǎo duō biàn le wǒ kè hù wǒ kè hù wǒ kè hù

我跟你说了好多遍了 我客户 我客户 我客户

“I've told you many times. She's a client. A client.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: INTERROGATIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Standing up for Friends (Bao Bu Ping)

In close Chinese social circles, close friends frequently intervene directly to confront a cheating partner on behalf of the victim, viewing it as a righteous duty of loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #confrontation #accusation #truth_seeking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth; after all; in the end

Placed before verbs in questions to intensify urgency, suspicion, or exasperation.

什么时候开始的 SPOKEN CHUNK

when did it start

A standard temporal inquiry frequently used to probe the timeline of an affair, project, or event.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms the cleft construction '是...的' emphasizing the specific time when the affair began.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completed and ongoing aspect of deception spanning over a period of time.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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