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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (35:26) HSK 4
nǐ shì lái chá shuì de lái zhèng jiàn

你是来查税的 来 证件

“Are you here to check the taxes? Show me your documents.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 35:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gè rén de zǒng zhī dào ba

个人的总知道吧

“If you don't know the company's, I'm sure you know your personal tax.”

nǐ shì lái chá shuì de lái zhèng jiàn CURRENT FOCUS

你是来 查税 的 来 证件

“Are you here to check the taxes? Show me your documents.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái zhēn bù chī kuī

还真不吃亏

“You really won't be taken advantage of.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Who do you think you are prying into my business? Show me your badge or back off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Defensive Retaliation

Calling someone a tax auditor or official investigator is a classic rhetorical retort in Chinese to expose nosey or inappropriate boundary-crossing.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #boundary_setting #demanding_proof #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
查税 SPOKEN CHUNK

to audit taxes / tax inspection

Often used colloquially in a figurative sense to mock someone who asks too many detailed financial or personal questions.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Completes the '是...的' construction highlighting identity and purpose with a questioning tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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