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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29 (02:01) HSK 2
shì yǎn jīng bù hǎo shǐ le

是眼睛不好使了

“Are you blind?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 02:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuí yǔn xǔ nǐ zài cǐ bié yuàn zhǎng huǒ de

“Who allowed you to light a fire in this courtyard?”

shì yǎn jīng bù hǎo shǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

是眼睛 不好使 了

“Are you blind?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gěi wǒ wā le tā

给我挖了它

“Gouge your eyes out.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: THREATENING RHETORICAL QUESTION
Tone: SINISTER
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were blind to my rules, so you don't deserve to have eyes at all.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Despotic Cruelty in Period Dramas

In historical settings, tyrannical masters frequently used rhetorical diagnoses as sadistic justification before ordering bodily mutilation.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #mockery #threat #cruelty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好使 SPOKEN CHUNK

not working properly / malfunctioning

A highly colloquial northern phrase used for tools, gadgets, or body parts like limbs, eyes, or brains.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly perceived change of state, highlighting the speaker's sarcastic observation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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