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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E17 (14:30) HSK 6
nǐ dǎo shì shuō shuō nǐ a

你倒是说说你啊

“Tell me—what were you thinking?”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 14:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì fá jiù néng gǎi biàn míng cì ma

自罚就能改变名次吗

“Can it change your ranking?”

nǐ dǎo shì shuō shuō nǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

你倒是说说你 啊

“Tell me—what were you thinking?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xīn jìn yuàn shì

新晋院士

“Out of”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: SCOLDING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop feeling sorry for yourself and face up to what you actually did.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Critique of Passive Self-Punishment

In Chinese culture, gestures of self-punishment (自罚) can be seen as evasive theatrics rather than genuine accountability, prompting superiors to demand practical explanations instead.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #demanding_explanation #urging #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
倒是 SPOKEN CHUNK

why don't you / just (go ahead and)

An adverb used to press the listener to take an action they are hesitating to do, often with impatience.

说说你 SPOKEN CHUNK

talk about yourself

Repeated verb structure indicating an urge to explain oneself or reflect on one's own actions.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Heightens urgency and expresses the speaker's impatience with the listener's silence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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