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《Wonder Wall》 S1·E10 (04:57) HSK 4
nǐ men dǎ dòng de mù dì shì shén me

你们打洞的目的是什么

“Why were you digging this tunnel?”

《Wonder Wall》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 04:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè wā zhe wā zhe jiù wā tōng le jiù

“Then he just dug his way through.”

nǐ men dǎ dòng de mù dì shì shén me CURRENT FOCUS

你们打洞 的目的是什么

“Why were you digging this tunnel?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào qián

要钱

“For money.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING MOTIVE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Directness in Interrogation

Authority figures or investigators bypass polite hedging to confront suspects directly with fundamental questions regarding criminal intent.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #investigation #questioning #directness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打洞 SPOKEN CHUNK

to dig a hole / tunnel

Colloquial verb-object phrase meaning excavating or boring a hole through walls or underground.

目的是什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is the goal / purpose

A standard and direct interrogative formula used to demand someone's underlying objective.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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