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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (41:07) HSK 4
nà nǐ bù yě shì hái zi qīn diē ma nǐ zěn me bù guǎn hái zi

那你不也是孩子亲爹吗 你怎么不管孩子

“Aren't you her father too? Why don't you take care of her?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 41:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ nǚ ér zhè huì yòu chéng le bǎo bèi nǚ ér le

“my daughter suddenly becomes your precious child again.”

nà nǐ bù yě shì hái zi qīn diē ma nǐ zěn me bù guǎn hái zi CURRENT FOCUS

那你 不也是 孩子 亲爹 吗 你怎么不 管孩子

“Aren't you her father too? Why don't you take care of her?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shǎo zhuǎn yí huà tí hái zi xiàn zài shì gēn zhe nǐ de shí hòu chū de wèn tí

你少转移话题 孩子现在是 跟着你的时候出的问题

“Don't change the subject. The issue happened while the child was with you.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: COUNTER ACCUSATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop criticizing me; you are just as responsible for our child as I am.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shared Parental Duty vs Blame Shifting

In Chinese familial disputes, invoking biological parentage (亲爹) is a powerful moral argument against a father neglecting hands-on parenting.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_attack #deflection #holding_accountable #parental_dispute
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不也是 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't (you) also

Used in rhetorical questions to point out shared status, identity, or responsibility.

亲爹 SPOKEN CHUNK

biological father

A colloquial term for biological father, often emphasized in emotional family disputes.

管孩子 SPOKEN CHUNK

care for / discipline the child

Common spoken idiom referring to the parental duty of raising, supervising, or disciplining children.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question to challenge the interlocutor rather than seek real information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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