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《About Love》 S1·E14 (25:52) HSK 4
nǐ hái yào wǒ zài shuō yī biàn ma

你还要我再说一遍吗

“Do you want me to say it again?”

《About Love》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 25:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yǐ jīng gěi nǐ jiě shì dé hěn qīng chǔ le

“I explained everything clearly.”

nǐ hái yào wǒ zài shuō yī biàn ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 还要 我再说一遍 吗

“Do you want me to say it again?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn tiān zǎo shàng wǒ men diàn lǐ

今天早上我们店里

“This morning at our store,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING IMPATIENCE
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I already told you once, and I am not repeating myself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Losing Patience in Conflict

Rhetorical questions like this serve as explicit warnings in Chinese communication that the speaker's patience is completely exhausted.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #impatience #refusal #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再说一遍 SPOKEN CHUNK

say it once more / repeat it

Frequently used in both polite requests and impatient, rhetorical challenges depending on tone.

还要 SPOKEN CHUNK

still want / still insist on

Expresses annoyance when someone persists in doing something unwelcome.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question here that signals exasperation rather than an inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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