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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10 (21:48) HSK 5
bú duì nǐ men shì bú shì gěi tā bēi zi lǐ xià yào le ya

不对 你们是不是 给他杯子里下药了呀

“Wait a minute. Did you guys spike his drink or something?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 21:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè duàn shí jiān de xīn xuè méi yǒu bái fèi

我这段时间的心血没有白费

“my hard work lately hasn't gone to waste.”

bú duì nǐ men shì bú shì gěi tā bēi zi lǐ xià yào le ya CURRENT FOCUS

不对 你们 是不是 给他杯子里 下药 了呀

“Wait a minute. Did you guys spike his drink or something?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù sòng dào jiàn dìng kē qù jiàn dìng yī xià méi yǒu méi yǒu jué duì méi yǒu

去送到鉴定科去鉴定一下 没有没有 绝对没有

“Let's send it to the Forensics for testing. - No way. - Absolutely not!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING AND INTERROGATING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Suspicion in Informal Contexts

Using '不对' at the beginning of an utterance signals a sharp break in conversational flow, indicating sudden critical deduction.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #interrogation #suspicion #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不对 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait a minute; something is wrong

Used as an interjection when the speaker suddenly realizes an error or suspicious anomaly.

下药 SPOKEN CHUNK

to drug someone; to spike a drink/food

Commonly used in dramatic or criminal contexts to describe poisoning or drugging.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the abruptness of the direct question while conveying astonishment and seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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