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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E14 (33:14) HSK 5
zhì shǎo yě dé pài gè rén lái shuō yī shēng ba

至少也得派个人来说一声吧

“you should at least send someone to let me know.”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 33:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù chī fàn de huà

不吃饭的话

“If you're skipping dinner,”

zhì shǎo yě dé pài gè rén lái shuō yī shēng ba CURRENT FOCUS

至少也得 派个人 来说一声 吧

“you should at least send someone to let me know.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dào dǐ shì yǒu duō máng

到底是有多忙

“Just how busy are you”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You completely disregarded my time and effort by not even sending a quick message.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ritual of Meal Hospitality

In Chinese culture, preparing meals for someone involves significant care; standing someone up without notice is seen as a severe breach of respect.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #reproach #expectation #grievance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
至少也得 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the very least must

Used to establish a baseline expectation of courtesy, effort, or standards that was failed.

来说一声 SPOKEN CHUNK

to drop a word; to give a heads-up

A common everyday collocation referring to notifying someone verbally or giving advance warning.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the blunt reproach slightly while nudging the listener to agree with the speaker's grievance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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