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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2 (20:30) HSK 4
duō jié nǐ zhè shì gàn shén me wǒ bù làng fèi dà jiā shí jiān

多杰 你这是干什么 我不浪费大家时间

“Duojie, what are you doing? I won't waste your time.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 20:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo dōng xī zhí qián

好东西 值钱

“Good stuff. They're valuable.”

duō jié nǐ zhè shì gàn shén me wǒ bù làng fèi dà jiā shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

多杰 你这是干什么 我不浪费大家时间

“Duojie, what are you doing? I won't waste your time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men méi fǎ zì jǐ qù kàn

你们没法自己去看

“Since you can't go see for yourselves,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: QUESTIONING INTENT
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop messing around and let's get straight to business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Time Sensitivity

Invoking 'everyone's time' (大家时间) frames personal efficiency as a sign of respect toward the collective group.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #efficiency #directness #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你这是干什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

What are you doing? / What is the meaning of this?

A frequent spoken expression used to challenge someone's puzzling, inappropriate, or sudden behavior.

浪费大家时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

waste everyone's time

Commonly used in collaborative settings to signal urgency or a desire for practical efficiency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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