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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6 (17:26) HSK 4
nà nǐ dāng shí xià dé qù shǒu ma

那你当时 下得去手吗

“Can you do it at that time?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 17:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù jìn lái le

我就进来了

“So I came in.”

nà nǐ dāng shí xià dé qù shǒu ma CURRENT FOCUS

那你当时 下得去手 吗

“Can you do it at that time?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kāi shǐ xià bù qù shǒu

开始下不去手

“I can't do it at first.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INQUIRING HESITATION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Restraint (Xia Bu Qu Shou)

The idiom reflects the deep cultural expectation that normal human empathy should naturally prevent a person from committing physical violence against another.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #probing #questioning #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
下得去手 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring oneself to lay hands on / have the heart to hit or harm

A potential complement structure used to express whether someone has the emotional cruelty or nerve to commit a violent or harsh act.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Standard question particle turning the statement into a direct inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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