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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E31 (32:38) HSK 4
nán dào bù zhī dào qīng shuāng

难道不知道青霜

“Don't you know about Qingshuang?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 32:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gēn ā lí zhāo xī xiāng chǔ zhè me jiǔ

“You've been with Li day and night for so long.”

nán dào bù zhī dào qīng shuāng CURRENT FOCUS

难道不知道 青霜

“Don't you know about Qingshuang?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qīng shuāng

青霜

“Qingshuang?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AWARENESS
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You ought to know this already—how can you be so oblivious?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Emphasis (难道)

In Chinese discourse, starting a query with '难道' strongly signals disbelief, prompting the listener to reflect on an obvious oversight.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #disbelief #challenging #rhetorical
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
难道不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

could it be that (someone) doesn't know

Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize disbelief that someone is unaware of an obvious fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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