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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E22 (11:06) HSK 7
nǐ zěn me xián qì wǒ shì bú shì wài miàn yǒu rén le

你怎么嫌弃我 是不是外面有人了

“Why are you giving me the cold shoulder? Have you got someone else?”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 11:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me huí shì

怎么回事

“What's going on?”

nǐ zěn me xián qì wǒ shì bú shì wài miàn yǒu rén le CURRENT FOCUS

你 怎么 嫌弃我 是不是 外面有人了

“Why are you giving me the cold shoulder? Have you got someone else?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhěng tiān zài wài miàn tiào wǔ tiào wǔ shì bú shì nǎ ge zāo lǎo tóu zi kàn shàng nǐ le

“You're always out dancing. Did some old man fall for you?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Euphemisms for Infidelity (出轨委婉语)

In Chinese domestic discussions, '外面有人' (having someone outside) serves as a direct colloquial shorthand for extramarital affairs, avoiding clinical terms like 出轨 (derailment).

INTENT TAGS: #jealousy #infidelity_accusation #confrontation #insecurity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
嫌弃 SPOKEN CHUNK

to despise / to look down upon / to reject with disgust

Commonly used in interpersonal contexts when feeling unwanted or treated with aversion by close ones.

外面有人 SPOKEN CHUNK

having someone on the side / cheating / having a lover outside

A standard spoken Chinese euphemism for marital infidelity or having a mistress/lover.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals a change of state, implying that someone new has emerged outside the marriage.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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