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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E28 (07:22) HSK 4
zhè dào dǐ shì shén me rén gàn de

这到底是什么人干的

“Who on earth did this?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 07:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hán bīng zhī xíng chéng fá de shì liù qīn bù rèn zhī rén

寒冰之刑 惩罚的 是六亲不认之人

“The ice punishment is designed for those who betray their families.”

zhè dào dǐ shì shén me rén gàn de CURRENT FOCUS

这 到底是什么人 干的

“Who on earth did this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN níng ér nǐ hé yàn lí qù chá wèn yī xià sǐ zhě yǔ qīn péng hǎo yǒu de guān xì

凝儿 你和燕离去查问一下 死者与亲朋好友的关系

“Ning, go with Yan Li to find out if the victim got along with his family and friends.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS AND URGENT
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Retribution and Criminal Inquiry

Crimes violating core ethical bonds like familial loyalty shock investigators deeply, provoking moral outrage alongside procedural curiosity.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #outrage #investigation #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth / after all

Added before question words to intensify urgency, confusion, or impatience.

干的 SPOKEN CHUNK

did it / carried it out

Colloquial way to attribute an action, often bad deeds or mischief, to someone.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize the agent of the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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