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《The Lead》 S1·E21 (12:35) HSK 5
shuí ràng nǐ chōu yān de shuí ràng nǐ chōu yān shuí ràng nǐ chōu

谁让你抽烟的 谁让你抽烟 谁让你抽

“Who let you smoke? Who said you could smoke? Who?”

《The Lead》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 12:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuí ràng nǐ chōu yān de

谁让你抽烟的

“Who let you smoke?”

shuí ràng nǐ chōu yān de shuí ràng nǐ chōu yān shuí ràng nǐ chōu CURRENT FOCUS

谁让你抽烟 的 谁让你抽烟 谁让你抽

“Who let you smoke? Who said you could smoke? Who?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ràng nǐ pí gàn ( fèi huà )

让你皮干(废话)

“Always talking nonsense.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SCOLDING
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no right to smoke here, put it out right now!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Repetition for Discipline

Repeating a rhetorical question multiple times in rapid succession is a common Chinese spoken strategy to assert dominance and express severe disapproval.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimanding #asserting_authority #prohibition #venting_anger
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
谁让你 SPOKEN CHUNK

Who gave you permission to...

A classic rhetorical reprimand in spoken Chinese used to forbid an action and assert authority.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the agent or circumstance of an action within the shi...de construction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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