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《The Guilty》 S1·E7 (12:39) HSK 2
shén jīng bìng a

神经病 啊

“Are you crazy?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 12:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiǎng gēn zhe nín gàn

我想跟着您干

“I want to work for you.”

shén jīng bìng a CURRENT FOCUS

神经病 啊

“Are you crazy?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kàn kàn tā men xìn nǐ de huà bù

“See if they believe you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: BLUNT REJECTION
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're out of your mind if you think I'd work with you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Pathologizing as Rejection

Calling someone 'neurotic' or 'psycho' is a conventional colloquial shortcut in Chinese to declare a suggestion entirely unthinkable and irrational.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #insult #dismissal #ridicule
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
神经病 SPOKEN CHUNK

crazy person; lunatic; psycho

Extremely common spoken insult used to dismiss someone whose ideas, behavior, or requests seem utterly absurd or unreasonable.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Intensifies the emotional outburst of shock and dismissal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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