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《About Love》 S1·E7 (17:44) HSK 4
nǐ bú shì shuō bǎ suǒ yǒu rén dōu jiào shàng ma

你不是说把所有人都叫上吗

“Didn't you say to call everyone?”

《About Love》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 17:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gàn má bǎ zhè dōng xī yě dài guò lái a

你干吗把这东西也带过来啊

“Why'd you bring it along too?”

nǐ bú shì shuō bǎ suǒ yǒu rén dōu jiào shàng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你不是说 把所有人都叫上 吗

“Didn't you say to call everyone?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù jiào tā lái le

我就叫他来了

“So I called it too.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEFENDING ACTIONS
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me; you literally said to bring everybody, so I did!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Direct Blame (Shifting Responsibility)

Citing the other party's original ambiguous or overly generous words is a classic strategy to deflect personal culpability when social awkwardness ensues.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #justification #blame_deflection #rhetorical_challenge
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
把所有人都叫上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to invite everyone along

A colloquial disposal construction used when organizing group outings, gatherings, or parties.

你不是说……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't you say that...?

A rhetorical framing used to counter someone's complaint by citing their own previous statement.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question highlighting the contradiction between the listener's past words and current complaint.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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