《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (82:08)
HSK 5
nǐ men jǐng chá yě xìn zhè ge ya
你们警察也信这个呀
“Do you police believe in this?”
《Grave Robbery》
S0·E0
TIMECODE: 82:08
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zhè shì mí xìn
你这是迷信
“That's superstition.”
nǐ men jǐng chá yě xìn zhè ge ya
CURRENT FOCUS
你们警察也 信这个 呀
“Do you police believe in this?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ men bù xìn zhè ge
我们不信这个
“We don't.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
CHALLENGING
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Aren't you state officials supposed to be completely rational and materialist?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Scientific Atheism vs. Popular Folk Beliefs
State organs like the police in mainland China are officially expected to uphold materialist rationality, making any appearance of superstitious belief by an officer an easy target for irony.
INTENT TAGS:
#skepticism
#teasing
#poking_fun
#curiosity
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
信这个
SPOKEN CHUNK
believe in this sort of thing (often implying superstition or folklore)
A colloquial way to refer to believing in superstitions, omens, or unconventional claims.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Infuses the rhetorical question with a mildly surprised, teasing, and conversational tone.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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