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《The Truth》 S1·E19 (29:13) HSK 3
jiù bù pà bèi bié rén fā xiàn ma

就不怕被别人发现吗

“Weren't you afraid of being discovered burning spirit money in the night?”

《The Truth》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 29:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè sān gēng bàn yè dì shāo zhǐ

“Weren't you afraid of being discovered burning spirit money in the night?”

jiù bù pà bèi bié rén fā xiàn ma CURRENT FOCUS

就不怕 被别人 发现 吗

“Weren't you afraid of being discovered burning spirit money in the night?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yě pà ya suǒ yǐ yě méi gǎn duō shāo

“I was scared. So I didn't dare burn too much.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are being extremely reckless; stop doing this before we both get caught.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Burning Paper Taboos and Regulations

Burning joss paper late at night often carries both superstition and urban municipal bans due to fire hazards, making secrecy and fear of discovery common.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #criticism #risk_alert #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
被别人发现 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be discovered by others

A passive construction frequently used to express fear of exposure or getting caught in secret activities.

就不怕 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't you even afraid of / don't you fear at all

A rhetorical phrase indicating disbelief or criticism toward someone's reckless conduct.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into a rhetorical yes-no question emphasizing the obviousness of the risk.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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