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《The Truth》 S1·E6 (08:59) HSK 5
jiào lǎo bǎn guò lái bù rán bào jǐng le kuài diǎn

叫老板过来 不然报警了 快点

“Call him over, or I'll call the police. Hurry up.”

《The Truth》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 08:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo bǎn ne

老板呢

“Who's in charge?”

jiào lǎo bǎn guò lái bù rán bào jǐng le kuài diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

叫老板过来 不然 报警了 快点

“Call him over, or I'll call the police. Hurry up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fú wù yuán nǐ men lǎo bǎn ne

服务员 你们老板呢

“Where's the person in charge?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: THREATENING ESCALATION
Tone: THREATENING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Calling the Police in Civil Disputes

In contemporary urban China, threatening to 'Baojing' (call the police) is a frequent escalation tactic in commercial disputes to compel immediate management intervention and resolve accountability.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #complaint #intimidation #escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
叫老板过来 SPOKEN CHUNK

call the boss over; bring the manager here

Used by aggrieved customers demanding escalation to someone with authority.

不然报警了 SPOKEN CHUNK

otherwise I'll call the police

A standard spoken ultimatum used during severe consumer disputes or public altercations.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys imminent action and immediate consequence, heightening the urgency of the threat.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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