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《Light to the Night》 S1·E15 (24:30) HSK 6
nǐ hái suàn shì gè rén ma nǐ ?

你还算是个人吗你?

“What kind of man are you?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 24:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bī zhe zì jǐ de nǚ ér qù zuò nà yàng de shì qíng

逼着自己的女儿去做那样的事情

“Yet you forced your daughter to sell her body.”

nǐ hái suàn shì gè rén ma nǐ ? CURRENT FOCUS

你还 算是个人吗 你?

“What kind of man are you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ suàn lǎo jǐ ?

“Who are you to judge me?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: FURIOUS
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are an utter monster without any conscience.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Basic Humanity as Moral Baseline

In Chinese ethics, accusing someone of not being a human being (不是人) is one of the harshest moral indictments, indicating a total breach of social and familial decency.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #indignation #moral_shaming #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还算是个人吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

can still be considered a decent human being

A severe rhetorical insult used to condemn someone whose actions breach fundamental moral baselines.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a sharp rhetorical question that implies an absolute negative answer.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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