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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E17 (08:21) HSK 1
nǐ zhè dōu lián zhóu zhuǎn yí gè duō xīng qī le ba

你这都连轴转一个多星期了吧

“You've been doing this for over a week now.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 08:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè liǎng tiān yòu zhǐ shuì le liǎng gè xiǎo shí

我这两天又只睡了两个小时

“I've only slept for two hours over the past couple of days.”

nǐ zhè dōu lián zhóu zhuǎn yí gè duō xīng qī le ba CURRENT FOCUS

你这都 连轴转 一个多星期 了吧

“You've been doing this for over a week now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suàn shàng jīn tiān

算上今天

“Including today, it's been exactly half a month.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING CONCERN
Tone: CARING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are pushing yourself way too hard and need to rest.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Overwork Culture (Involution)

Describing oneself or peers as 'running like an axle' reflects the pervasive high-pressure work rhythm in modern urban China.

INTENT TAGS: #concern #confirmation #sympathy #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
连轴转 SPOKEN CHUNK

working continuously without break around the clock

A vivid colloquial idiom used when describing grueling, non-stop work shifts.

一个多星期 SPOKEN CHUNK

more than a week

Standard spoken phrasing to indicate a duration slightly exceeding one week.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the ongoing duration reaching an alarming threshold.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion into a tentative confirmation seeking agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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