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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E15 (09:09) HSK 6
tā tuī de shí hòu nǐ dōu bù zhī dào lán yī xià de ma

他推的时候 你都不知道 拦一下的吗

“When he pushed me, couldn't you even stop him?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 09:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rèn zhòng dào yuǎn nǎ

任重道远哪

“We have a long way to go.”

tā tuī de shí hòu nǐ dōu bù zhī dào lán yī xià de ma CURRENT FOCUS

他推的时候 你都不知道 拦一下 的吗

“When he pushed me, couldn't you even stop him?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ lán hǎo jǐ xià a nǐ gēn běn jiù méi yǒu ràng tā yì zhí tuī wǒ

“I tried to stop several times! You didn't do it at all! You just let him push me.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: BLAMING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were completely useless when I needed your protection!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Expectation of Mutual Defense

In Chinese close relationships, standing up immediately for a partner or friend during a confrontation is considered a fundamental test of loyalty and care.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #reproach #venting #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't even have the sense to

Used in spoken Chinese to criticize someone for failing to do an obvious, sensible action.

拦一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop or hold back someone briefly

A common verb-object collocation with the softening measure '一下' indicating an attempt to restrain someone.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question with accusatory coloring, highlighting the listener's perceived failure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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