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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17 (14:32) HSK 5
nǐ men chū qù zěn me bù suǒ mén ya

你们出去 怎么不锁门呀

“Why didn't you lock the door when you got out?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 14:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mā wǒ huí lái le

妈 我回来了

“Mom, I'm back.”

nǐ men chū qù zěn me bù suǒ mén ya CURRENT FOCUS

你们 出去 怎么不锁门呀

“Why didn't you lock the door when you got out?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gē

哥

“Chun!”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MILD REPROACH
Tone: CASUAL AND MILDLY REPROACHFUL
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Household Security Consciousness

In Chinese domestic life, family members frequently remind one another about locking doors as a routine expression of domestic vigilance.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #questioning #cautioning #domestic_concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
锁门 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lock the door

A common everyday verb-object phrase used when leaving home.

怎么不 SPOKEN CHUNK

why didn't / why haven't

Used in spoken Chinese to question an omission or criticize an unperformed action.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question to prevent the reproach from sounding too harsh.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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