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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E16 (03:55) HSK 3
wǒ gēn nǐ yě shuō bù qīng chǔ

我跟你也说不清楚

“I can't explain it to you either.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 03:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shuō nǐ zhè ge lǎo

我说你这个老

“You old...”

wǒ gēn nǐ yě shuō bù qīng chǔ CURRENT FOCUS

我跟你也 说不清楚

“I can't explain it to you either.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ ài chī bù chī

你爱吃不吃

“Eat it or not.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: TERMINATING CONVERSATION
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You just don't get it, and I'm done trying to explain myself to you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Resignation in Domestic Bickering

In close relationships, speakers frequently cut off debate using curt formulas like this rather than engaging in logical reasoning when communication breaks down.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #impatience #conversation_cutoff #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说不清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot explain clearly / hard to explain

A common potential complement used when an issue is either too complicated to articulate or when the listener refuses to understand.

跟你也 SPOKEN CHUNK

with you as well / even to you

Used before a verb to emphasize that attempting the action with the interlocutor is futile.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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算了 跟你也说不明白
《开庭》
95% Match
算了 跟你也说不明白
suàn le gēn nǐ yě shuō bù míng bái

“Forget it, I can't get through to you.”

我真跟你解释不清了
《爱情有烟火》
95% Match
我真跟你解释不清了
wǒ zhēn gēn nǐ jiě shì bù qīng le

“I can't explain this to you.”

我不知道怎么跟你说
《突然的喜欢》
88% Match
我不知道怎么跟你说
wǒ bù zhī dào zěn me gēn nǐ shuō

“I don't know how to tell you,”

而且我也不知道咋跟你说
《岁月有情时》
88% Match
而且我也不知道咋跟你说
ér qiě wǒ yě bù zhī dào zǎ gēn nǐ shuō

“And I didn't know how to tell you.”

怎么跟你说不明白呢
《蜜语纪》
88% Match
怎么跟你说不明白呢
zěn me gēn nǐ shuō bù míng bái ne

“Why can't you understand what I'm saying?”

那既然你一句两句说不清楚
《御赐小仵作》
86% Match
那既然你一句两句说不清楚
nà jì rán nǐ yī jù liǎng jù shuō bù qīng chǔ

“Since you cannot explain it briefly,”

说不清楚嘛
《主角》
86% Match
说不清楚嘛
shuō bù qīng chǔ ma

“I can't really explain it.”

好了 我跟你也说不清楚 但是我可以告诉你
《八千里路云和月》
86% Match
好了 我跟你也说不清楚 但是我可以告诉你
hǎo le wǒ gēn nǐ yě shuō bù qīng chǔ dàn shì wǒ kě yǐ gào sù nǐ

“All right. I can't explain it to you. But I can tell you this.”

我讲不清楚 你明白的
《生命树》
86% Match
我讲不清楚 你明白的
wǒ jiǎng bù qīng chǔ nǐ míng bái de

“I can’t really explain it. You know what I mean.”

我跟你说不明白了是吧
《以家人之名》
85% Match
我跟你说不明白了是吧
wǒ gēn nǐ shuō bù míng bái le shì ba

“can't you understand what I mean?”

我跟你们说不着
《小城大事》
80% Match
我跟你们说不着
wǒ gēn nǐ men shuō bù zháo

“I won't explain to you.”

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