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《The Knockout》 S1·E33 (41:07) HSK 6
shì tā men nǎo zi yǒu máo bìng hái shì nǐ nǎo zi yǒu máo bìng

是他们脑子有毛病 还是你脑子有毛病

“Are they crazy or are you crazy?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 41:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wán le yǐ hòu zài qiǎng jié

完了以后再抢劫

“before robbing you?”

shì tā men nǎo zi yǒu máo bìng hái shì nǐ nǎo zi yǒu máo bìng CURRENT FOCUS

是他们 脑子有毛病 还是你 脑子有毛病

“Are they crazy or are you crazy?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì zhǎng nín xiāo xiāo qì

“Mayor, calm down.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REBUKING
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This makes zero sense—are you completely incompetent for believing this?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Authoritarian Reprimand

Chinese superiors in high-stakes administrative environments frequently use rhetorical questions questioning subordinates' basic reasoning to assert dominance and express outrage.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #scolding #venting_anger #disbelief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
脑子有毛病 SPOKEN CHUNK

out of one's mind; crazy; having mental problems

A blunt, derogatory phrase used to harshly criticize illogical behavior or absurd explanations.

是……还是…… SPOKEN CHUNK

is it... or is it...

A core alternative question structure often used rhetorically to force an opponent into an unflattering choice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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