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《The Knockout》 S1·E1 (14:05) HSK 4
nà me shì shuí kě yǐ bǎ tā yā xià lái

那么是谁 可以把它压下来

“Then who hid the truth?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 14:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huò zhě shì yǒu jǔ bào

或者是有举报

“Or, people reported them.”

nà me shì shuí kě yǐ bǎ tā yā xià lái CURRENT FOCUS

那么 是谁 可以把它 压下来

“Then who hid the truth?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge shì zhè yàng

这个 是这样

“Well, look.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROBING INQUIRY
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop beating around the bush and name the protector behind this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Umbrella Protection (Protective Umbrella)

In Chinese legal and political contexts, 'suppressing' an issue typically implies the intervention of a corrupt patron or protector.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #investigation #confrontation #demanding_truth
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
压下来 SPOKEN CHUNK

suppress / stifle / keep under wraps

Used idiomatically for using power or influence to bury scandals, petitions, or investigations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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