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《The Guilty》 S1·E9 (23:41) HSK 1
nǐ zhī dào tā zhǎo le nǐ duō jiǔ ma

你知道她找了你多久吗

“Do you know how long she's been looking for you?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 23:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ wèi shén me bú jiàn xià xuě a

你为什么不见夏雪啊

“Why won't you see Xia Xue?”

nǐ zhī dào tā zhǎo le nǐ duō jiǔ ma CURRENT FOCUS

你知道 她 找了你多久 吗

“Do you know how long she's been looking for you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bú jiàn tā

我不见她

“It's safer for her”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REBUKING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being so selfish and cruel; she suffered so much trying to find you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Debt (Qingzhai)

In Chinese relationships, making significant unreciprocated sacrifices creates an emotional debt that peers will actively intervene to demand the debtor acknowledge.

INTENT TAGS: #reproaching #guilt_tripping #advocacy #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你知道……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you know...

Often used rhetorically in spoken Chinese to introduce dramatic news or launch a moral accusation.

找了你多久 SPOKEN CHUNK

how long [someone] has been searching for you

Combines duration structure with an emotional plea to highlight extensive effort.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question to provoke guilt and self-reflection.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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