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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29 (38:07) HSK 1
shén me pī shuāng yào sǐ rén de

什么 砒霜 要死人的

“What? Arsenic? That's deadly.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 38:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sú chēng pī shuāng

俗称砒霜

“Commonly known as arsenic.”

shén me pī shuāng yào sǐ rén de CURRENT FOCUS

什么 砒霜 要死人的

“What? Arsenic? That's deadly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dú yào shì dú yào

“Poison. It's poison.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING SHOCK
Tone: ALARMED
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you crazy? That will literally kill someone!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sensational Warning Exclamations

In Chinese colloquial speech, '要死人的' is frequently used dramatically to emphasize mortal peril or severe disaster.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #alarm #shock #danger_alert
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
要死人的 SPOKEN CHUNK

will cause fatalities / can kill someone

Used colloquially to express acute danger or disastrous consequences of an action.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the certainty and severe nature of the fatal consequence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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