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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29 (31:10) HSK 1
nín zhè shì gàn shén me ne

您这是干什么呢

“Mr. Xie, what are you doing?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 31:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiě zhèn zhǎng

解镇长

“Mr. Xie, what are you doing?”

nín zhè shì gàn shén me ne CURRENT FOCUS

您 这是干什么 呢

“Mr. Xie, what are you doing?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì yè xiào bù kāi le ya

“Is night school canceled?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INQUIRING
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“What is going on here? Why are you doing this?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Addressing

Using the honorific '您' along with official titles demonstrates essential respect when addressing authority figures in Chinese society.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #questioning #clarification #mild_concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这是干什么呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is going on here / what are you doing

A common, slightly puzzled inquiry used to ask someone to explain their unexpected action.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative question and expresses curiosity or mild bewilderment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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