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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (09:29) HSK 6
yòng guò ér qiě hái bù zhǐ yī cì ne

用过 而且还不止一次呢

“Yes. Multiple times, actually.”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 09:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā wū zi lǐ nà ge bào jǐng qiú zhù qì yǐ qián yǒu yòng guò ma

“Had he used the emergency alert device in his room before?”

yòng guò ér qiě hái bù zhǐ yī cì ne CURRENT FOCUS

用过 而且 还不 止一次 呢

“Yes. Multiple times, actually.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn jī běn shàng dōu shì xū jīng yī cháng

“But it was usually false alarms.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone: INFORMATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Clarification in Questioning

Chinese speakers often provide background context proactively when assisting official inquiries to avoid misunderstandings.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming #emphasizing_frequency #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不止一次 SPOKEN CHUNK

more than once; repeatedly

Use this phrase to emphasize frequency or to correct someone who assumes an event was a one-off occurrence.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an emphasis of factual surprise or highlights that the extent is greater than expected.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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