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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12 (08:42) HSK 5
wáng fēi nǐ zhè shì gàn shén me ya

王妃 你这是干什么呀

“Your Highness, what are you doing?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 08:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wáng fēi xiǎo xīn diǎn

王妃小心点

“Your Highness, be careful.”

wáng fēi nǐ zhè shì gàn shén me ya CURRENT FOCUS

王妃 你这是干什么 呀

“Your Highness, what are you doing?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wáng fēi

王妃

“Your Highness.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING BEWILDERMENT
Tone: ANXIOUS AND PLEADING
Emotion: ALARM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please stop acting so recklessly; you are alarming everyone and putting yourself at risk!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Question as Intervention

In Chinese interaction, asking 'what are you doing' often functions as an urgent plea to stop rather than an inquiry seeking factual details.

INTENT TAGS: #alarm #intervention #bewilderment #dissuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这是干什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is going on / what are you doing

A common rhetorical question expressing shock, confusion, or mild objection to someone's unexpected behavior.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct question while adding an emotional nuance of worry and exasperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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