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《About Love》 S1·E21 (07:26) HSK 2
kàn shén me kàn méi kàn guò shì ma

看什么看 没看过是吗

“Stop staring! Never seen a woman?”

《About Love》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 07:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yīng gāi shì jí kè dào zhàng de

应该是即刻到账的

“It should reach you soon.”

kàn shén me kàn méi kàn guò shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

看什么看 没看过 是吗

“Stop staring! Never seen a woman?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí kàn le

谁看了

“I'm not.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: AGGRESSIVE CONFRONTATION
Tone: HOSTILE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop staring at me before I lose my temper and make you regret it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Staring Taboo and Provocation

In Chinese street culture, prolonged staring between strangers can be taken as an immediate sign of disrespect or provocation, commonly triggering the aggressive retort '看什么看'.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #intimidation #defiance #hostility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看什么看 SPOKEN CHUNK

What are you staring at?

A very rude and combative phrase used to challenge someone staring at you in public. Do not use in polite company.

是吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that right? / right?

Here used aggressively at the end of a rhetorical question to provoke or challenge the listener.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical challenge, sharpening the confrontational edge of the question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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