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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E14 (19:44) HSK 7
wǒ men zhè bù dōu àn zhōng bǎo hù tā ma zhèng rén nà tā wēi xiǎn ma

我们这不都暗中保护他吗 证人 那他危险吗

“We're protecting him in secret. A witness? Is he in danger?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 19:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chéng kěn shì bú shì chū shén me shì le méi shì yí gè àn zi tā shì zhèng rén

“Is Cheng Ken in some kind of trouble? No. It's a case. He's a witness.”

wǒ men zhè bù dōu àn zhōng bǎo hù tā ma zhèng rén nà tā wēi xiǎn ma CURRENT FOCUS

我们 这不 都 暗中保护 他 吗 证人 那他 危险 吗

“We're protecting him in secret. A witness? Is he in danger?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi wēi xiǎn fàn zuì xián yí rén dōu suǒ dìng le

没危险 犯罪嫌疑人都锁定了

“No danger. We've identified the suspects.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REASSURANCE
Tone: CONCERNED
Emotion: WORRY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Witness Protection Dynamics

In Chinese legal procedures, protective surveillance often operates discreetly to avoid alerting suspects or panicking the local community.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #inquiry #concern #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
暗中保护 SPOKEN CHUNK

to protect secretly / covertly

Commonly used in law enforcement and thriller contexts for undercover surveillance or witness protection.

这不都 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it the case that all of us...

Colloquial framing used to point out an obvious fact or measure already being taken.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks direct questions asking for clarification or confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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