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《The Truth》 S1·E29 (18:49) HSK 3
nà zěn me bàn nà bù yě dé chá ma

那怎么办 那不也得查吗

“What do we do? We still have to screen them.”

《The Truth》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 18:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yān huā bào zhà àn guān xì rén shàng le

烟花爆炸案关系人上了

“is on finding people connected to the firework factory explosion.”

nà zěn me bàn nà bù yě dé chá ma CURRENT FOCUS

那怎么办 那 不也 得查 吗

“What do we do? We still have to screen them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù guò wǒ hái yǒu lìng wài yí gè fā xiàn

不过我还有另外一个发现

“But I have another finding.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ASSERTING DUTY
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Obligation

In Chinese professional contexts, using rhetorical questions with '不也得' is a common pragmatic strategy to remind peers of standard duty without issuing a direct command.

INTENT TAGS: #insistence #duty #obligation #pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那怎么办 SPOKEN CHUNK

what else can be done then?

A common rhetorical framing indicating that there is no better alternative available.

不也得 SPOKEN CHUNK

still have to; must nevertheless

A rhetorical double-negative construction emphasizing unavoidable responsibility or necessity.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the rhetorical question, reinforcing that the obligation to investigate is obvious.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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