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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (28:30) HSK 5
yòu zhǎo wǒ lái gàn má ya

又找我来干吗呀

“Why did you bring me in again?”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 28:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men

你们

“Why did you bring me in again?”

yòu zhǎo wǒ lái gàn má ya CURRENT FOCUS

又 找我 来干吗 呀

“Why did you bring me in again?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì yǐ qián shì wǒ cuò le wǒ bù gāi zuò zhè ge shēng yì

是 以前是我错了 我不该做这个生意

“Yes. I was wrong before. I shouldn't get into that business.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING ANNOYANCE
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Leave me alone already, why do you keep hauling me back here?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fatigue from Bureaucratic Summons

Using '干吗呀' directly to interrogators demonstrates exasperation overtaking normal deference to authority.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_irritation #defiance #questioning_summons
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
找我来 SPOKEN CHUNK

call me over / summon me

Commonly used when someone is summoned to an office, meeting, or station.

干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

what for / why on earth

Informal and blunt phrase expressing perplexity or annoyance at an action.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Enhances the emotive weight of the rhetorical complaint and impatience.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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