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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26 (08:38) HSK 2
bú shì gēn nǐ shuō le ma wǒ zǒu bù kāi

不是跟你说了吗 我走不开

“As I said, I'm busy.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 08:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái méi zhèng shì shàng bān ne bù zhì yú nà me máng

“You haven't even started work yet. How busy can you be?”

bú shì gēn nǐ shuō le ma wǒ zǒu bù kāi CURRENT FOCUS

不是跟你说了吗 我走 不开

“As I said, I'm busy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huí lái le

回来了

“I'm back.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFENSIVE REITERATION
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop asking me; I already told you I am tied up!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Deflection in Close Relationships

Using rhetorical questions like '不是跟你说了吗' is very common among intimates to signal emotional fatigue and demand immediate understanding.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #irritation #repetition #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是跟你说了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Didn't I already tell you?

Use this rhetorical question to express mild annoyance when repeating something already stated.

走不开 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot get away; tied down with tasks

A very common spoken potential complement indicating inability to leave due to obligations.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question to demand acknowledgment of an already stated fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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