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《Vanished Name》 S1·E18 (36:46) HSK 4
wǒ shì gù kè nǐ méi shí jiān dā lǐ gù kè ma

我是顾客 你没时间搭理顾客吗

“I'm a customer. Don't you have time for a customer?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 36:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài hěn xū yào qián méi gōng fu chě xián piān

“I really need money right now. No time for idle talk.”

wǒ shì gù kè nǐ méi shí jiān dā lǐ gù kè ma CURRENT FOCUS

我是顾客 你 没时间搭理 顾客吗

“I'm a customer. Don't you have time for a customer?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shuāng xié duō shǎo qián zhè ér méi nǐ néng chuān de nǐ zǒu ba

“How much are the shoes? Nothing here fits you. Just go.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot just ignore me—treat me like a paying customer and face me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Customer Superiority Norm

Invoking the role of 'customer' (顾客) is a standard social tactic to establish legitimate authority and demand immediate attention in retail settings.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #demanding_attention #asserting_status #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
搭理 SPOKEN CHUNK

to acknowledge or pay attention to someone

Commonly used in negative or rhetorical contexts when someone ignores or cold-shoulders another person.

没时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

have no time

A frequent colloquial excuse or explanation for unavailability or neglect.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question that challenges the listener's neglectful behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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