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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E15 (19:17) HSK 6
nà nǐ wèi hé bù chāi chuān tā

那你为何不拆穿他

“Why didn't you expose him?”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 19:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qù fú fú lǎo fū rén

去扶扶老夫人

“give her a hand.”

nà nǐ wèi hé bù chāi chuān tā CURRENT FOCUS

那你为何不拆穿他

“Why didn't you expose him?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ niàn zhe jiù qíng

你念着旧情

“You insisted on sparing her life”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You had the chance to reveal the truth, so what are you hiding?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concealing Truth out of Loyalty (Nian Jiuqing)

In traditional relationships, people often hesitate to expose wrongdoing by old friends or kin due to sentimentality and past bonds.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #confrontation #probing #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拆穿 SPOKEN CHUNK

to expose; to unmask; to see through a trick

Commonly used when revealing lies, tricks, or fake identities.

为何不 SPOKEN CHUNK

why not; for what reason did you not

A slightly formal, direct rhetorical or interrogative structure asking for an explanation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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