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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E2 (25:13) HSK 6
nǐ hái suàn shì gè rén ma

你还算是个人吗

“Are you even human?”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 25:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái suàn shì gè nán rén ma

“Are you even a man?”

nǐ hái suàn shì gè rén ma CURRENT FOCUS

你还 算是个人吗

“Are you even human?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gǔn

滚

“Get lost!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL DENUNCIATION
Tone: FURIOUS
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your behavior is so vile and unprincipled that you do not even deserve basic human dignity.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dehumanizing Moral Condemnation

In Chinese interpersonal conflict, accusing someone of not being a human ('不是人' or '不算人') is the ultimate moral condemnation, signifying that the person has violated core societal ethics and lost all moral baseline.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #provocation #insult #escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

can still be considered as; can still pass as

Commonly used in rhetorical questions to express doubt or outrage about someone's qualifications, morals, or status.

是个人吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

to even be a human being

A heavy rhetorical insult in spoken Chinese used to condemn actions deemed completely unethical or devoid of conscience.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the declarative statement into a harsh rhetorical question, amplifying moral indignation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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