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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E20 (29:31) HSK 1
sī mù nǐ hái bù zhī dào tā ma

思慕 你还不知道她吗

“Simu. Simu! You know very well.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 29:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sī mù

思慕

“Simu. Simu!”

sī mù nǐ hái bù zhī dào tā ma CURRENT FOCUS

思慕 你还不知道 她吗

“Simu. Simu! You know very well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ lán bú zhù tā de

你拦不住她的

“You can't stop her.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PERSUADING TO LET GO
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know exactly how stubborn she is, so stop wasting your energy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Consensus (默契)

In Chinese close relationships, rhetorical questions like this appeal to tacit mutual understanding rather than stating the obvious outright.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuading #reminding #resignation #appealing_to_reason
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你还不知道她吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Don't you know what she is like by now?

Use this rhetorical question to remind someone of a person's well-known habits or stubborn character.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that prompts the listener to reflect on obvious shared knowledge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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