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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E9 (14:31) HSK 5
nǐ shè jì wǒ duì ba

你设计我对吧

“You've tried to fool me.”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 14:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qiǎng dōng xī de bú shì nǐ de rén ma

“Wasn't it your man who stole it?”

nǐ shè jì wǒ duì ba CURRENT FOCUS

你 设计我 对吧

“You've tried to fool me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāng cái nà ge rén gēn běn bú shì sī dì wén

“That guy just now was not Steven at all.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONFRONTING BETRAYAL
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL AND ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Confrontation in Deception

Ending an accusation with a tag question forces a zero-sum confrontation, eliminating conversational face-saving room.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #interrogation #confirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
设计我 SPOKEN CHUNK

set me up / frame me / entrap me

Used when confronting someone who deliberately orchestrated a scheme to deceive or entrap you.

对吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

right? / isn't that so?

Placed at the end of an accusatory statement to press the listener for immediate confirmation.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Prompts confirmation while signaling strong suspicion that the premise is already true.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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