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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E12 (21:36) HSK 6
hái shì nǐ jiē chù guò dú fàn nǐ fàn guò dú ma

还是你接触过毒贩 你贩过毒吗

“Or have you ever met a drug dealer? Have you?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 21:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhī qián fàn guò dú ma

你之前贩过毒吗

“Have you ever dealt drugs before?”

hái shì nǐ jiē chù guò dú fàn nǐ fàn guò dú ma CURRENT FOCUS

还是 你 接触过 毒贩 你 贩过毒 吗

“Or have you ever met a drug dealer? Have you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà dǎo shì méi yǒu

那倒是没有

“Well, no.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PRESSING FOR TRUTH
Tone: INTERROGATIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop playing dumb—I know you're tied to drug dealers, so confess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zero Tolerance on Narcotics (禁毒零容忍)

Drug offenses face extreme scrutiny and harsh legal penalties in China, making even slight peripheral contact a major criminal concern during questioning.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #probing #cross_examination #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
接触过 SPOKEN CHUNK

have had contact with / dealt with

Used to inquire whether someone has had past exposure to or association with a particular group.

贩过毒吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

have you ever trafficked drugs?

Direct inquiry concerning involvement in narcotics crimes using the experiential aspect marker '过'.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the declarative predicate into a direct yes-or-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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