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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E13 (14:25) HSK 1
gàn má ne nǐ gàn má ne

干吗呢 你干吗呢

“What are you doing? I should be asking you that.”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 14:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào gēn nǐ yì qǐ jìn dàng àn guǎn

我要跟你一起进档案馆

“I'm going into the Archives with you.”

gàn má ne nǐ gàn má ne CURRENT FOCUS

干吗呢 你干吗呢

“What are you doing? I should be asking you that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè hǎi lì yín háng de háng zhǎng wéi sī lì fū rén nà kě shì nǐ dà ēn rén

“Mrs. Wesley, the manager of Haley Bank, is your great benefactor.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you out of your mind? Back off right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Maintenance

Repeating '干吗呢' serves as an immediate verbal brake to prevent an acquaintance from committing a social or legal misstep.

INTENT TAGS: #interruption #rebuke #warning #disapproval
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
干吗呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

what are you doing?

Colloquial rhetorical phrase often used to express irritation, protest, or disbelief at someone's actions.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative slightly while stressing ongoing frustration with the partner's immediate behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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