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《Light to the Night》 S1·E9 (13:47) HSK 5
nǐ dào dǐ zài gàn shén me ? yǒu shuí yào zhuī nǐ a ?

你到底在干什么?有谁要追你啊?

“What are you trying to do? Who is pursuing you?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 13:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bà

爸

“Dad!”

nǐ dào dǐ zài gàn shén me ? yǒu shuí yào zhuī nǐ a ? CURRENT FOCUS

你到底 在干什么 ?有 谁要 追你 啊 ?

“What are you trying to do? Who is pursuing you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yī bǐ yī huán yuán a xiào guǒ jiù shì hǎo

“Re-enactment is so effective.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop acting so crazy and explain yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Incredulity

Chinese parents frequently use sharp, direct rhetorical questions to call out perceived childish or bizarre behavior in their adult offspring.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #exasperation #confrontation #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
到底在干什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what on earth (are you) doing

Use '到底' to emphasize exasperation or urgent curiosity when asking questions.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question while adding a tone of exasperated disbelief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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