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《The Knockout》 S1·E16 (30:24) HSK 5
zhè shì zuò zéi xīn xū ya

这是做贼心虚呀

“It may be stolen by the suspect.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 30:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì cún lù xiàng de yìng pán bú jiàn le

但是存录像的硬盘 不见了

“But the hard disk with the video is gone.”

zhè shì zuò zéi xīn xū ya CURRENT FOCUS

这是 做贼心虚 呀

“It may be stolen by the suspect.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà zhēn yǒu kě néng bǎng jià gāo xiǎo chén de jiù bú shì lǐ qīng yí gè rén ó

“If you say so, there may be more than one person who kidnapped Gao Xiaochen.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: MAKING DEDUCTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Psychological Deductions in Crime

The idiom '做贼心虚' reflects the common cultural belief that one's inner moral guilt inevitably reveals itself in unnatural behavior.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #suspicion #assertion #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做贼心虚 SPOKEN CHUNK

having a guilty conscience like a thief

A widely used idiom describing someone whose fearful or evasive actions betray their hidden guilt.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the speaker's sudden realization or emphatic deduction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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