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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E30 (02:18) HSK 4
jiù shì jiù shì píng bái wú gù dì luàn zhuā rén

就是 就是 平白无故地乱抓人

“Yeah! Yeah! Arresting people for no reason—”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 02:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán men zhōng jūn ràng nǐ chī bù liǎo dōu zhe zǒu

“the Central Army will make you pay for it!”

jiù shì jiù shì píng bái wú gù dì luàn zhuā rén CURRENT FOCUS

就是 就是 平白无故 地 乱抓人

“Yeah! Yeah! Arresting people for no reason—”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men píng shén me

你们凭什么

“what right do you have to do this?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROTESTING INJUSTICE
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Echoing to Mobilize Solidarity

Using '就是就是' (exactly, that's right) allows a speaker to build crowd momentum and collectively challenge abuse of authority.

INTENT TAGS: #protest #denunciation #indignation #solidarity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
平白无故 SPOKEN CHUNK

without cause; for no reason at all

Use this four-character idiom to emphasize that an accusation, action, or mistreatment is entirely groundless.

乱抓人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to arrest people arbitrarily

A spoken phrase criticizing authority figures for abusing their power by detaining people without justification.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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