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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E4 (13:46) HSK 1
nǐ men fàn fǎ le zhī dào ma

你们犯法了知道吗

“You broke the law, understand?”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 13:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn nǐ men zhè cì fàn de cuò gèng dà

“But what you did was worse.”

nǐ men fàn fǎ le zhī dào ma CURRENT FOCUS

你们 犯法了知道吗

“You broke the law, understand?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhū gē

朱哥

“Zhu, I'll repay that money soon.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: STERN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You crossed the legal line, and there will be serious consequences.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Confrontation

Using 'zhidao ma' at the end of a declarative confrontation forces the listener to immediately acknowledge guilt and the gravity of their actions.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimanding #warning #confronting #condemning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
犯法 SPOKEN CHUNK

to break the law / commit an offense

A common legal term used in both formal charges and colloquial reprimands.

知道吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

you know? / do you understand?

Appended to the end of a statement as a rhetorical question to demand attention or stress importance.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completed transition into an illegal state, underscoring that the boundary has already been crossed.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical tag question demanding acknowledgment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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