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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (13:29) HSK 7
wǒ méi yǒu nüè dài xiǎo lóng bāo nà nǐ gěi wǒ jiě shì yī xià

我没有虐待小笼包 那你给我解释一下

“I did not abuse Xiaolongbao. Then explain this to me.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 13:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hú shuō bā dào ba nǐ suǒ yǐ shì bèi gào zhǐ shǐ nǐ nüè dài xiǎo lóng bāo de

胡说八道吧你 所以是被告指使你 虐待小笼包的

“That's complete nonsense. So you're saying the defendant instructed you to abuse Xiaolongbao?”

wǒ méi yǒu nüè dài xiǎo lóng bāo nà nǐ gěi wǒ jiě shì yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

我没有 虐待 小笼包 那 你给我解释一下

“I did not abuse Xiaolongbao. Then explain this to me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì pín lǐ lán sè dà yī de zhè zhǐ shǒu shì shéi de shǒu

视频里 蓝色大衣的这只手 是谁的手

“In the video, this hand in the blue coat, whose hand is it?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop lying, you clearly did it and you have no way out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Confronting Evasion

Using direct conditional rhetorical challenges like '那你给我...' is a common pragmatic strategy in Chinese arguments to expose contradictions and eliminate face-saving exits.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #cross_examination #demanding_explanation #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
解释一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

explain for a moment; give an explanation

Frequently used to demand clarification, varying from polite requests to hostile interrogations depending on tone.

那你给我 SPOKEN CHUNK

then you (do something) for me

An assertive colloquial preface that puts pressure directly onto the listener to respond.

Modal Particle「下」 (xia) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a verbal measure word softening the structural action but here conveying a stern demand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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