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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2 (13:31) HSK 2
wǒ hé nǐ shuō le duō shǎo cì yào qù wèn tā men ?

我和你说了多少次要去问他们?

“[woman] How many times did I ask you to check?”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 13:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ó qīn ài de yī lì sī bié gào sù wǒ nǐ wàng le

哦 亲爱的伊莉丝 别告诉我你忘了

“- My dear Elise. Don't tell me you forgot. - [Elise titters]”

wǒ hé nǐ shuō le duō shǎo cì yào qù wèn tā men ? CURRENT FOCUS

我和 你说 了 多 少次 要 去问 他们?

“[woman] How many times did I ask you to check?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo le shī péi le wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ

好了 失陪了 我今天下午

“If you'll excuse me, I'm awarding a colleague”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You completely neglected something I reminded you about over and over again.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Criticism

Asking 'how many times have I said this' is a classic high-context reprimand in Chinese to signal negligence and justify irritation without needing further evidence.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #exasperation #accountability #blaming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说了多少次 SPOKEN CHUNK

told (someone) how many times / told over and over

Rhetorical construction used to express intense annoyance at having to repeat instructions.

去问他们 SPOKEN CHUNK

go ask them

Standard directional action phrase used to instruct someone to seek clarification.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of past reminders to emphasize that the obligation was already established.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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