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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E14 (19:32) HSK 7
jìng rán rú cǐ lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

竟然如此理直气壮

“How can you sound so self-righteous”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 19:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng zuò shén me ?

你到底想做什么?

“What exactly are you trying to do?”

jìng rán rú cǐ lǐ zhí qì zhuàng CURRENT FOCUS

竟然 如此 理直气壮

“How can you sound so self-righteous”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN míng míng shì nǐ xiān bù lǎo shí

“when you were the one who played tricks first?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING INDIGNATION
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How dare you act like you did nothing wrong!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Justification and Face

In Chinese conflict dynamics, being caught doing wrong is expected to provoke shame; acting confident instead is viewed as shameless audacity.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #rebuke #indignation #disbelief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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理直气壮 SPOKEN CHUNK

speaking or acting with complete confidence and self-righteousness

Commonly used to describe someone who acts bold because they believe they are fully justified, or ironically when an offender acts brazenly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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