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《The Knockout》 S1·E39 (01:50) HSK 3
zhè shì shì nǐ zì jǐ shuō hái shì děng wǒ men chá

这事是你自己说 还是等我们查

“Are you going to tell us yourself or wait for us to investigate it?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 01:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men bāng zhe qiáng shèng jí tuán zài jìng wài zhuǎn yí zī chǎn

你们帮着强盛集团 在境外转移资产

“You helped Qiangsheng Group transfer assets overseas.”

zhè shì shì nǐ zì jǐ shuō hái shì děng wǒ men chá CURRENT FOCUS

这事是 你自己说 还是 等我 们查

“Are you going to tell us yourself or wait for us to investigate it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì shì qiáng shèng jí tuán sòng zhì fēi jiào wǒ men gàn de

是 是强盛集团 宋志飞叫我们干的

“Song Zhifei from Qiangsheng Group asked us to do it.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PRESSURING CONFESSION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: STERNNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We already know the truth; confess now before things get much worse for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession (坦白从宽)

A standard psychological interrogation tactic in Chinese law enforcement where suspects are nudged to confess by presenting voluntary admission as the far more favorable path.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #ultimatum #interrogation #coercion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你自己说 SPOKEN CHUNK

confess / speak for yourself

A staple interrogation phrase offering the interlocutor a chance to volunteer information.

等我们查 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait for us to investigate

Carries an implicit threat that formal investigation will result in harsher consequences.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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