不是说 不让你联系我
“Didn't I tell you not to contact me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
喂
“Hello?”
不是说 不让你联系我
“Didn't I tell you not to contact me”
等我给你打电话吗
“but wait for me to call you?”
“You are putting us at risk by calling me, follow the rules!”
Mandarin speakers often use negative rhetorical questions starting with '不是说' to signal frustration over broken agreements without offering a polite preamble.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't we say / weren't you told
A common spoken phrase used to remind someone of a prior rule or agreement with an exasperated tone.
contact me
Standard collocation for reaching out by phone, message, or other communication channels.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“contact me these years?”
“I wanted to contact you, but I didn't have your contact info.”
“He hasn't even called me, so how would he call you?”
“You're the one who didn't answer my calls.”
“Wait, why didn't you call me? I did, but I couldn't get through.”
“You're not answering my calls, are you?”