那你说说看 我要找谁啊？
“Then tell me, who am I looking for?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You've been looking for someone, and I know where they are.”
那你说说 看 我要 找谁啊 ？
“Then tell me, who am I looking for?”
你要找王生
“You're looking for Wang Sheng.”
“You think you know my business? Go ahead, prove it.”
In Chinese narrative interactions, using reduplicated verb constructions like '说说看' serves as a rhetorical test of the interlocutor's credibility before granting trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give it a try and say it; tell me
A common colloquial prompt used to challenge or invite someone to state their opinion or reveal information.
Softens the interrogative tone while adding a prompting, slightly provocative edge to the question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hello. Who are you looking for? The person in charge.”
“Who are you looking for? What are you doing? Is this the room?”
“How… will I find you then?”
“How will I find you?”
“Then why did you come to me?”
“Go ask whoever made the promise for the money.”