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《The Truth》 S1·E11 (04:09) HSK 4
bú shì nǐ men diào chá zhè me jiǔ bù zhī dào chén dà níng

不是 你们调查这么久 不知道陈大宁

“Haven't you investigated long enough to know exactly what kind of scum Chen Daning was?”

《The Truth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 04:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi shén me

为什么

“Why?”

bú shì nǐ men diào chá zhè me jiǔ bù zhī dào chén dà níng CURRENT FOCUS

不是 你们 调查这么久 不知道 陈大宁

“Haven't you investigated long enough to know exactly what kind of scum Chen Daning was?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì gè shén me wán yì ér shì ma

是个什么玩意儿是吗

“to know exactly what kind of scum Chen Daning was?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: QUESTIONING COMPETENCE
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you seriously telling me that after all this time investigating, you still have no clue what a piece of trash Chen Daning is?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical pattern 'bu shi... shi ma'

A Chinese rhetorical sentence pattern that begins with a negative and ends with a confirmation tag. It generates a sharp sarcastic and confrontational tone, conveying the speaker's intense frustration, disbelief, and mockery.

INTENT TAGS: #mocking competence #questioning the investigation #expressing dissatisfaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不是…… SPOKEN CHUNK

wait a minute / hold on / wait, what? (spoken conversational starter expressing objection, surprise, or annoyance)

Commonly placed at the beginning of a spoken sentence to question someone, interrupt, or vent disbelief and exasperation.

什么玩意儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

what a piece of trash / scum (referring to a contemptible, worthless person)

A highly derogatory northern Chinese colloquial phrase used to show strong disdain and disparage someone as despicable or worthless.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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