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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E1 (38:06) HSK 4
bú shì ràng nǐ liú zài wū zi lǐ ma ? nǐ zěn me pǎo chū lái le ?

不是让你留在屋子里吗? 你怎么跑出来了?

“Weren't you supposed to stay in your room? Why'd you come out?”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 38:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yù wēi gū niáng

玉薇姑娘

“Miss Yu Wei!”

bú shì ràng nǐ liú zài wū zi lǐ ma ? nǐ zěn me pǎo chū lái le ? CURRENT FOCUS

不是让你留在屋子里吗 ? 你怎么跑出来了 ?

“Weren't you supposed to stay in your room? Why'd you come out?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè duō wēi xiǎn a

这多危险啊

“It's so dangerous!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are putting yourself in grave danger and making things harder for me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Caring Reprimand (Ai Zhi Shen, Ze Zhi Qie)

In Chinese interpersonal interactions, deep protective concern is frequently voiced through sharp questioning rather than gentle comfort.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #concern #reproach #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
不是让你……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't I tell you to...?

A common rhetorical framing used in spoken Chinese to reprimand someone for not following explicit instructions.

跑出来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to run out / to come running out

A directional complement phrase describing exiting a confined place, often implying hastiness or disobedience.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question highlighting the listener's failure to heed prior instructions.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state and actual occurrence of the listener running outside.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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