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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (09:04) HSK 5
nǐ gàn shén me ya xiǎo bái zì jǐ yě tóng yì diào huí qù de

你干什么呀 小白自己 也同意调回去的

“What are you doing? Bai herself agreed to be transferred back.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 09:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō huà

说话

“Speak.”

nǐ gàn shén me ya xiǎo bái zì jǐ yě tóng yì diào huí qù de CURRENT FOCUS

你干什么 呀 小白 自己 也 同意 调回去 的

“What are you doing? Bai herself agreed to be transferred back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǒu shén me ya

吼什么呀

“Why are you yelling?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENDING A DECISION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop taking your anger out on me; this was Xiao Bai's own choice, not my fault.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Organizational Transfers (Tiaodong)

In Chinese work culture, personnel reassignments often involve interpersonal politics, making personal willingness a crucial shield against accusations of unfair treatment.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #justification #protest #calming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
你干什么呀 SPOKEN CHUNK

What are you doing? / What is your problem?

A common blunt challenge used when another person's emotional outburst or actions seem unjustified.

调回去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to transfer back

Frequently used in institutional or workplace contexts to denote reassigning personnel to their original department or location.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the phonetic harshness of the question while conveying impatience or exasperation.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence to emphasize certainty and confirm the reality of Xiao Bai's agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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