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《The Truth》 S1·E7 (06:58) HSK 3
nǐ men zěn me yòu lái wèn nà ge jiǔ guǐ a nà tiān bú shì wèn guò le ma

你们怎么又来问那个酒鬼啊 那天不是问过了吗

“Why are you asking about that drunkard again? Didn't you ask the other day?”

《The Truth》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 06:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn de méi jiàn guò

真的没见过

“I'm sure.”

nǐ men zěn me yòu lái wèn nà ge jiǔ guǐ a nà tiān bú shì wèn guò le ma CURRENT FOCUS

你们 怎么又 来问 那个 酒鬼 啊 那天 不是问过了吗

“Why are you asking about that drunkard again? Didn't you ask the other day?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā jīng cháng lái měi cì ya dōu lái mǎi píng jiǔ jiù shì zuì pián yi de nà zhǒng

他经常来 每次呀 都来买瓶酒 就是最便宜的那种

“He comes often. Every time, he buys a bottle of liquor. The cheapest kind.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING IMPATIENCE
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I already told you everything, stop bothering me with the same questions.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Aversion to Hassle (Pa Mafan)

Ordinary citizens often express reluctance to get entangled in prolonged inquiries or police-related matters to avoid trouble.

INTENT TAGS: #impatience #complaint #questioning #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
怎么又 SPOKEN CHUNK

why ... again

Use to voice irritation or surprise when an unwanted event repeats.

不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't ... already? / isn't it true that ...?

Rhetorical question structure used to emphasize an obvious fact and challenge the listener.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Accentuates the speaker's tone of complaint and exasperation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question highlighting the redundancy of the action.

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4 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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