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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E24 (32:13) HSK 4
shuō nǐ dào dǐ shòu hé rén zhǐ shǐ

说 你到底受何人指使

“Tell me who on earth ordered you to do this!”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 32:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ wèi hé huì duì tā tòng xià shā shǒu ma

“why you tried to murder him?”

shuō nǐ dào dǐ shòu hé rén zhǐ shǐ CURRENT FOCUS

说 你到底 受何人指使

“Tell me who on earth ordered you to do this!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tài zi gē gē

太子哥哥

“Brother!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: COMMANDING AND FIERCE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Behind-the-scenes Puppet Master (幕后指使)

In Chinese political or martial dramas, crimes are rarely seen as solitary acts; interrogators instinctively look for the hidden faction or patron directing the pawn.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #confrontation #demanding_truth #uncovering_conspiracy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
受何人指使 SPOKEN CHUNK

under whose orders; instructed by whom

A formal, dramatic phrase used in confrontations, crime contexts, or legal disputes to ask who backed or manipulated an action.

到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth; after all; in the end

Placed before question words to press the listener for the bottom line or truth, indicating growing impatience.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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