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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29 (39:52) HSK 7
sōu yī xià nǐ sōu tā sōu yī xià tāo tā dōu

搜一下 你搜他 搜一下 掏他兜

“- Search him. - Search him. - Search him. - Check his pockets.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 39:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kàn kàn nǐ de kǒu dài lǐ yǒu méi yǒu wǒ shǒu lǐ de zhè ge yào

“and see if you're carrying this drug I'm holding.”

sōu yī xià nǐ sōu tā sōu yī xià tāo tā dōu CURRENT FOCUS

搜一下 你搜他 搜一下 掏他兜

“- Search him. - Search him. - Search him. - Check his pockets.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tāo yī tāo kàn yī kàn nǐ zhè nǐ dāng rán méi yǒu quán lì

“Check his pockets. You... you certainly have no right to search me.”

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

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Grassroots Vigilantism (私力救济/当场搜身)

In heated disputes, individuals sometimes disregard procedural legality and urge on-the-spot physical confrontation or searches to expose wrongdoing immediately.

INTENT TAGS: #command #confrontation #search #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
掏他兜 SPOKEN CHUNK

check his pockets; dig through his pockets

A highly colloquial Northern expression commonly used in street confrontations to demand a physical search.

搜一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

search quickly; take a quick look

The reduplication using 一下 softens the grammatical aspect but functions here as an urgent imperative.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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