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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (41:51) HSK 5
shuí ràng nǐ bào jǐng de

谁让你报警的

“Who told you to call the police?”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 41:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo gōng wǒ bào jǐng le

“Honey, I called the police.”

shuí ràng nǐ bào jǐng de CURRENT FOCUS

谁让你 报警 的

“Who told you to call the police?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bǎo xiǎn guì lǐ hái yǒu shén me dōng xī

保险柜里还有什么东西

“What else was in the safe?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REBUKING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You fool, you just ruined everything by bringing the police into this!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Blame with 'Shei Rang'

In Chinese confrontational speech, asking 'who allowed you' does not expect an answer; it is a direct reprimand asserting that the action was a mistake.

INTENT TAGS: #reproaching #blaming #interrogation #panic
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
谁让你 SPOKEN CHUNK

Who told you to / who authorized you to

A rhetorical question pattern used to express strong disapproval and blame when someone took an unauthorized action.

报警 SPOKEN CHUNK

to call the police / report to the police

Standard high-frequency term used whenever contacting law enforcement about an incident.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions within the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize the agent and fault of the completed action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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