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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11 (23:59) HSK 1
nǐ qián liǎng tiān shuō qù nán zhōu nǐ shuō jìn huò qù le

你前两天说去南州 你说进货去了

“You said you went to Nanzhou for supplies.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 23:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zěn me hái xué huì piàn rén le ne

“When did you learn to lie?”

nǐ qián liǎng tiān shuō qù nán zhōu nǐ shuō jìn huò qù le CURRENT FOCUS

你前两天 说去南州 你说 进货 去了

“You said you went to Nanzhou for supplies.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jìn shén me huò qù le wǒ jìn shén me huò qù le wǒ cuò le

“What supplies? I... What did you get? I was wrong.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CONFRONTING
Tone: INTERROGATIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you didn't go buy stock, so start telling the truth right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Uncovering Lies in Relationships

Chinese interpersonal confrontations often begin by reciting the suspect's exact previous claims step by step before delivering the decisive accusation, giving the other party a chance to save face by confessing.

INTENT TAGS: #cross_examination #exposing_lie #confrontation #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
前两天 SPOKEN CHUNK

a couple of days ago

Very common temporal phrase in spoken Chinese for referring to the recent past.

进货 SPOKEN CHUNK

to purchase inventory / restock goods

Standard commercial and merchant term frequently used in small business contexts.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the past stated trip.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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