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《The Truth》 S1·E2 (05:34) HSK 6
nǐ nà me liǎo jiě tā nǐ zhuī rén jiā bù yě zhuī bù shàng ma

你那么了解他 你追人家不也追不上吗

“Since you know him so well, why haven't you won him over yet?”

《The Truth》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 05:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men liǎ cóng xiǎo qīng méi zhú mǎ nà nǐ dé duō liǎo jiě a

你们俩从小青梅竹马 那你得多了解啊

“You two grew up together. You must know him well.”

nǐ nà me liǎo jiě tā nǐ zhuī rén jiā bù yě zhuī bù shàng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你那么 了解 他 你追 人家 不也 追不上 吗

“Since you know him so well, why haven't you won him over yet?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā gēn nǐ shuō de

他跟你说的

“He told you that?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RETALIATING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't act like an expert on him—you couldn't even win him over yourself!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Teasing Over Romantic Failures

Among close friends or informal peers in China, bringing up past unrequited love or romantic failures is common playful banter used to disarm the other person.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #retaliation #deflection #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
追不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to woo or catch up with someone

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe an unsuccessful romantic pursuit.

了解他 SPOKEN CHUNK

to know or understand him well

A frequent collocation used to describe familiarity with someone's character or habits.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a rhetorical question to challenge the listener's presumption.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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