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《The Truth》 S1·E9 (13:03) HSK 2
wǒ yǐ jīng gēn nǐ men shuō guò le

我已经跟你们说过了

“I've already told you.”

《The Truth》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 13:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiàn yì nín qù jì shēng bù mén jū wěi huì hé yī yuàn wèn wèn

我建议您去计生部门 居委会和医院问问

“I suggest you ask the family planning, neighborhood committee, and hospitals.”

wǒ yǐ jīng gēn nǐ men shuō guò le CURRENT FOCUS

我 已经 跟你们说 过了

“I've already told you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ méi yǒu shā xiǎo lè

我没有杀晓乐

“I didn't kill Xiaole.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION AT REPETITION
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop asking me the same thing, I already gave you my answer!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Exasperation in Interrogative Contexts

Chinese speakers frequently use the 'already... completed' structure to assert boundaries when under repetitive official questioning.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #impatience #reiteration #denial
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我已经跟……说过了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I have already told...

A common spoken pattern used to express exasperation when forced to repeat an explanation or statement.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of an action, emphasizing that the statement was already made in the past.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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