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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12 (21:58) HSK 3
zhè me lěng de tiān xiǎo wǎn ér hái yào zhàn zài nà ér kàn duō jiǔ a

这么冷的天 小碗儿还要站在那儿看多久啊

“In such cold weather, how much longer will Little Wan'er stand there watching?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 21:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì jùn zhǔ jiàn duō shí guǎng

“Your Ladyship is so knowledgeable.”

zhè me lěng de tiān xiǎo wǎn ér hái yào zhàn zài nà ér kàn duō jiǔ a CURRENT FOCUS

这么冷的天 小碗儿 还要 站在那儿 看多久 啊

“In such cold weather, how much longer will Little Wan'er stand there watching?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN niáng zǐ

娘子

“My Lady,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING CONCERN
Tone: CARING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is freezing out here, stop dawdling and come inside already.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Weather-based Caring

Pointing out extreme temperatures is a quintessential Chinese way of displaying intimacy and care before issuing a well-meaning directive.

INTENT TAGS: #caring #urging #complaining #concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这么冷的天 SPOKEN CHUNK

in such freezing weather / on such a cold day

Used as an empathetic or cautionary preface when pointing out that someone is enduring harsh weather unnecessarily.

还要...多久啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much longer will... still...

A rhetorical question pattern used to nudge someone to stop an ongoing action.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question into an expression of warm concern rather than a harsh reprimand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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