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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E10 (28:17) HSK 7
dào dǐ xiǎng yòng huáng hūn cǎo gàn má

到底想用黄昏草干吗

“want to do with the Twilight Grass,”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 28:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pán huā hǎi jiāo àn de nà xiē jūn fá

盘花海礁案的那些军阀

“As for what the warlords in the Panhua Reef Case”

dào dǐ xiǎng yòng huáng hūn cǎo gàn má CURRENT FOCUS

到底 想用黄昏草 干吗

“want to do with the Twilight Grass,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái méi yǒu jié lùn

还没有结论

“there is no conclusion yet.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING ANSWERS
Tone: PRESSING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #urgent_inquiry #probing #seeking_motive #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth / in the end / after all

Used in questions to add urgency or impatience when the speaker wants to get to the bottom of something.

干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do what / what for

Placed at the end of a sentence after an object or instrument to ask 'what is the purpose of using X?'

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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