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《Road to Success》 S1·E15 (01:56) HSK 2
nǐ hái zhī dào huí lái a diàn huà yě bù zhī dào dǎ yí gè

你还知道回来啊 电话也不知道打一个

“You still know to come back? You could've made a phone call!”

《Road to Success》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 01:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huí lái le

回来了

“He's back.”

nǐ hái zhī dào huí lái a diàn huà yě bù zhī dào dǎ yí gè CURRENT FOCUS

你还知道回来啊 电话也不知道打 一个

“You still know to come back? You could've made a phone call!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gēn nǐ shuō huà ne

我跟你说话呢

“I'm talking to you!”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING AND COMPLAINING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was worried sick about you, yet you did not even bother to let me know!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Concern through Reproach

In Chinese culture, intense worry and affection for close family members are frequently voiced through reprimands and complaints rather than vulnerable admissions of care.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #complaint #worry #sarcasm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还知道回来 SPOKEN CHUNK

finally remembered to come back

A classic sarcastic reproach used by family members or romantic partners when someone returns very late.

电话也不知道打一个 SPOKEN CHUNK

did not even bother to make a call

Used to complain about someone's lack of consideration in failing to give a status update.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an indignant and sarcastic rhetorical punch to the rhetorical question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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