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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22 (29:39) HSK 4
nǐ jiù bǎ rén xiǎo gū niáng wǎng dāo kǒu shàng sòng a

你就把人小姑娘往刀口上送啊

“so you send a young girl to the slaughter?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 29:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù xiǎng sǐ

你不想死

“You don't want to die,”

nǐ jiù bǎ rén xiǎo gū niáng wǎng dāo kǒu shàng sòng a CURRENT FOCUS

你就把人 小姑娘 往刀口上送啊

“so you send a young girl to the slaughter?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ guò fèn le a

你过分了啊

“You've gone too far!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How could you be so sickeningly cowardly as to use a helpless girl as your shield?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Reproach of Cowardice

Sacrificing vulnerable people—especially young women or children—for self-preservation breaks core moral tenets of righteousness and attracts severe public condemnation.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #moral_outrage #accusing #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
往刀口上送 SPOKEN CHUNK

to send into mortal danger / to send to slaughter

A vivid colloquial idiom used when someone puts another directly into lethal or extremely hazardous circumstances.

人小姑娘 SPOKEN CHUNK

that innocent young girl

The prefix '人' highlights the third party as an innocent, vulnerable person deserving of empathy.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Intensifies moral indignation and disbelief at the listener's cruel behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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