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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (27:13) HSK 3
hěn yǒu kě néng shì dīng lái gàn de

很有可能是丁来干的

“Probably Ding Lai's doing.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 27:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yīng gāi shì cóng lóu tī shàng shuāi xià lái shuāi duàn le jǐng gǔ

应该是从楼梯上摔下来 摔断了颈骨

“He must have fallen down the stairs, breaking his neck.”

hěn yǒu kě néng shì dīng lái gàn de CURRENT FOCUS

很有可能是 丁来 干的

“Probably Ding Lai's doing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí dìng shì dīng lái

一定是丁来

“It had to be Ding Lai.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SPECULATING CULPRIT
Tone: DEDUCTIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Investigative Speculation

In Chinese criminal procedural discussions, speakers often hedge initial deductions with probability markers before confirming certainty.

INTENT TAGS: #speculation #deduction #accusation #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
很有可能 SPOKEN CHUNK

very likely / highly probable

A frequent conversational chunk used to state a strong probability or hypothesis.

干的 SPOKEN CHUNK

done by (someone)

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to attribute an action, often mischief or a crime, to someone.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the 'shi... de' construction emphasizing the agent responsible for the act.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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