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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17 (30:34) HSK 4
zhè dào dǐ shì wèi shén me

这到底是为什么

“Why is that?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 30:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rèn píng fù qīn shì wǒ rú chén āi

“and allow Father to treat me as if I were nothing.”

zhè dào dǐ shì wèi shén me CURRENT FOCUS

这 到底是为什么

“Why is that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ yào nǐ jì zhù yī jiàn shì

“Just remember one thing—”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: ANGUISHED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Rejection

In traditional Chinese culture where filial duty and paternal benevolence are deeply intertwined, feeling discarded by a father creates intense emotional and existential turmoil.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #venting #seeking_truth #anguish
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到底是为什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

why on earth; what is the real reason after all

Use this phrase when you are deeply perplexed or exasperated and demand the ultimate truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
这到底是为什么
《佳偶天成》
100% Match
这到底是为什么
zhè dào dǐ shì wèi shén me

“Why is that?”

你告诉我到底是怎么回事
《危险关系》
88% Match
你告诉我到底是怎么回事
nǐ gào sù wǒ dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì

“Just tell me the truth.”

这到底是怎么回事啊
《朝雪录》
88% Match
这到底是怎么回事啊
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì a

“What exactly is going on between them?”

这一切到底是怎么回事
《逐玉》
88% Match
这一切到底是怎么回事
zhè yī qiè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì

“What happened exactly?”

这到底是怎么回事
《逐玉》
88% Match
这到底是怎么回事
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì

“What exactly happened?”

那这又是为何呀?
《翘楚》
88% Match
那这又是为何呀?
nà zhè yòu shì wèi hé ya ?

“And why is that?”

你到底怎么回事
《狂飙》
88% Match
你到底怎么回事
nǐ dào dǐ zěn me huí shì

“What's wrong with you?”

这到底是怎么回事?
《月鳞绮纪》
88% Match
这到底是怎么回事?
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì ?

“what in the world is going on?”

这到底是怎么回事啊
《小城大事》
88% Match
这到底是怎么回事啊
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì a

“What exactly happened?”

你说这到底是怎么了
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
你说这到底是怎么了
nǐ shuō zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me le

“What on earth is wrong with me?”

你说这到底是怎么了
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
你说这到底是怎么了
nǐ shuō zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me le

“What on earth is wrong with me?”

究竟是何道理
《佳偶天成》
88% Match
究竟是何道理
jiū jìng shì hé dào lǐ

“what kind of righteous reasoning is that?”

究竟是为了什么
《八千里路云和月》
88% Match
究竟是为了什么
jiū jìng shì wèi le shén me

“bloody battles for?”

这到底怎么回事
《八千里路云和月》
88% Match
这到底怎么回事
zhè dào dǐ zěn me huí shì

“What exactly is going on?”

她到底是怎么了
《以家人之名》
88% Match
她到底是怎么了
tā dào dǐ shì zěn me le

“Chen Ting.”

这件事到底是怎么回事
《方圆八百米》
88% Match
这件事到底是怎么回事
zhè jiàn shì dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì

“As for what really happened,”

这到底是怎么回事
《家业》
88% Match
这到底是怎么回事
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì

“What exactly happened?”

这到底是怎么回事啊
《云秀行》
88% Match
这到底是怎么回事啊
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì a

“What exactly is going on?”

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