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《The Knockout》 S1·E6 (33:07) HSK 3
nǐ gàn zhè ge bù jiù shì wèi le qián ma

你干这个 不就是为了钱吗

“Aren't you doing this for money?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 33:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cài shì chǎng de rén dōu rèn shí wǒ nǐ zhǎo dào wǒ gē tā huì gěi nǐ hěn duō qián

菜市场的人都认识我 你找到我哥 他会给你很多钱

“Everyone in the market knows me. If you find my brother, he will give you a lot of money.”

nǐ gàn zhè ge bù jiù shì wèi le qián ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 干这个 不就是为了钱吗

“Aren't you doing this for money?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì zuǐ ba nǐ

闭嘴吧你

“Shut up.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: BRIBING ATTEMPT
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Name your price and let me go; there is no need to make this violent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Money Resolves Crises (Po Cai Xiao Zai)

Reflects the common practical mindset that financial loss is preferable to physical harm, prompting victims to quickly offer payouts.

INTENT TAGS: #negotiation #bribery #de_escalation #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不就是为了 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it just for...

A rhetorical construction used to cut through pretenses and point directly to someone's underlying motive.

干这个 SPOKEN CHUNK

doing this line of work / doing this thing

Vague spoken euphemism often used to refer to shady, illegal, or uncomfortable activities without naming them directly.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question to prompt affirmation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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