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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E35 (07:02) HSK 4
nǐ bú shì dā yìng wǒ bù shā rén de ma

你不是答应我不杀人的吗

“Didn't you promise me you wouldn't kill anyone?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 07:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhōng yú xǐng le

你终于醒了

“You're finally awake.”

nǐ bú shì dā yìng wǒ bù shā rén de ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 不是 答应我 不杀人的吗

“Didn't you promise me you wouldn't kill anyone?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zěn me néng gòu

你怎么能够

“How could you...”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPROACHING BROKEN PROMISE
Tone: ACCUSING
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You lied to me and broke your word—how could you do something so monstrous?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Accountability in Promises

In Chinese storytelling and relationship ethics, making a personal pledge ('答应') creates a heavy moral bond, and breaking it damages the fundamental trust of the bond.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #accusation #holding_accountable #disillusionment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你不是……的吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't you say / weren't you supposed to...

Commonly used to challenge someone when their current action contradicts a prior agreement.

答应我不杀人 SPOKEN CHUNK

promised me not to kill

A standard construction combining a promise verb '答应' with a beneficiary and action.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Converts the statement into an accusatory rhetorical question demanding accountability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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