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《My Destiny》 S1·E15 (14:49) HSK 2
nǐ péng yǒu mǎi guò nà nǐ wèn wèn tā bù jiù wán le ma

你朋友买过 那你问问她不就完了吗

“If so, then ask her.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 14:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ péng yǒu méi gào sù wǒ dàn tā shuō nǐ men zhè ér yǒu

我朋友没告诉我 但她说你们这儿有

“My friend didn't tell me. But she said you have it here.”

nǐ péng yǒu mǎi guò nà nǐ wèn wèn tā bù jiù wán le ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 朋友 买过 那你 问问 她 不就完了吗

“If so, then ask her.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè zhè yàng ba nǐ jiù gěi wǒ ná nà zhǒng

这 这样吧 你就给我拿那种

“Okay, just get me the kind”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFLECTING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not make me guess what you want; go check with your friend first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Customer Service Style

In casual Chinese retail contexts, shopkeepers often communicate bluntly rather than adopting deferential customer-service politeness.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #brushing_off #impatience #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不就完了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

wouldn't that solve the problem easily?

A rhetorical phrase used to propose an obvious, straightforward solution while conveying impatience or exasperation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question that expresses mild exasperation and prods the listener to recognize an obvious solution.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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