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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20 (31:27) HSK 5
nà hái bù gǎn jǐn bǎ tā men quán dōu zhuā qǐ lái ?

那还不赶紧把他们全都抓起来?

“Then why not have them all arrested immediately?”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 31:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ hái zhī dào zhè xiē liú yán dōu shì cóng nǎ lǐ lái de yě dōu jì lù zài cè

我还知道这些流言 都是从哪里来的 也都记录在册

“I also know where these rumors started, and I have kept a record of them.”

nà hái bù gǎn jǐn bǎ tā men quán dōu zhuā qǐ lái ? CURRENT FOCUS

那 还不赶紧 把他们 全都抓起来 ?

“Then why not have them all arrested immediately?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi yǒu zhè ge bì yào

没有这个必要

“There is no need.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: URGING ACTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Urgency

Using negative rhetorical frames like '还不赶紧' directly challenges inaction and conveys strong communicative momentum rather than a literal question.

INTENT TAGS: #urging #impatience #direct_challenge #demanding_action
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还不赶紧 SPOKEN CHUNK

why not hurry up and...

A rhetorical framing used in spoken Chinese to urgently prompt someone to take an obvious, necessary action immediately.

抓起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to arrest / to apprehend

A common directional verb compound meaning to seize or detain individuals.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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