医生不是说了吗
“The doctor said”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这孩子 也累
“Jianjian is tired too.”
医生 不是说了吗
“The doctor said”
“Stop worrying so much, the doctor told us everything is fine.”
In Chinese family dynamics, patients often downplay their medical conditions and cite doctors' optimistic words to spare loved ones emotional distress.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't [someone] already say so
A common rhetorical framing used to remind the listener of an authoritative fact or previous agreement to reduce unnecessary anxiety.
Forms a rhetorical question that prompts the listener to recall and agree with the doctor's prior reassurance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't the doctor say”
“didn't the doctor say”
“Didn't I just say? What Doctor Zhou said might not be accurate.”
“Have you called any physicians to check in on her? She insisted it wasn't necessary.”
“The physician said he's in a very bad condition.”
“Darling, the doctor said”