不是给您拜年去了吗
“didn't he go pay you a visit?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他初一的时候
“On the first day of the New Year,”
不是 给您拜年 去了吗
“didn't he go pay you a visit?”
我嘱咐他了
“I told him”
“Wait, didn't he already visit you to show his respect?”
Visiting elders on the first day of the Lunar New Year is an essential social and filial duty in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pay a New Year visit / extend New Year greetings
Used specifically for paying formal visits to elders, relatives, or friends during Spring Festival.
isn't it the case that...
A rhetorical question pattern used to confirm a suspected fact or express mild surprise.
Indicates completion of the action of going to visit.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I should be the one wishing you well.”
“to visit you first for the New Year.”
“don't come home for the New Year.”
“Is it Chinese New Year already?”
“(The reason I called so late) (to wish you a happy new year)”
“(you wouldn't come home for New Year.)”