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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (02:05) HSK 1
nǐ bù zhī dào yǒu tiān qì yù bào ma

你不知道有天气预报吗

“Don't you know there's a weather forecast?”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 02:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge zǎ jiù gé tiān jiù xià yǔ ne nǐ zǎ nà me néng suàn ne hái suàn tǐng zhǔn

这个咋就隔天就下雨呢 你咋那么能算呢 还算挺准

“How did you know it'd rain tomorrow? How come you're so good at predicting this? And it's quite accurate.”

nǐ bù zhī dào yǒu tiān qì yù bào ma CURRENT FOCUS

你不知道 有 天气预报 吗

“Don't you know there's a weather forecast?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shì wǒ qīn gē

你是我亲哥

“You are my real brother.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MOCKING RHETORICAL QUESTION
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you serious? It's just the weather forecast, not magic.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Teasing via Rhetorical Questions

In close Chinese friendships, answering praise or superstition with a rhetorical 'Don't you know...?' is a favored way to playfully tease the listener without causing genuine offense.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #clarification #teasing #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你不知道……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't you know that...?

A common rhetorical pattern used to point out an obvious fact that the listener somehow overlooked.

天气预报 SPOKEN CHUNK

weather forecast

Everyday standard noun referring to official meteorological broadcasts or apps.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical polar question, heightening the sarcastic or incredulous tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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