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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29 (38:33) HSK 1
zhè bú shì cǎo jiān rén mìng ma

这不是草菅人命吗

“Isn't this disregard for life?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 38:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kòng zhì bù hǎo yào jì dú sǐ rén

“Aren't you afraid of poisoning someone with improper dosage?”

zhè bú shì cǎo jiān rén mìng ma CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 草菅人命 吗

“Isn't this disregard for life?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ wǒ yào qù yī yuàn ér qiě tā suǒ wèi de shén me yǔ zhòu néng liàng

我 我要去医院 而且他所谓的 什么宇宙能量

“I... I need to go to the hospital. And his so-called 'cosmic energy'”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONDEMNING IRRESPONSIBILITY
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is reckless endangerment, and someone could literally die from this nonsense!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sanctity of Life vs. Fraudulent Quackery

In Chinese society, folk healers or fraudulent medical practitioners claiming supernatural cures are viewed with extreme moral outrage when exposed.

INTENT TAGS: #condemning #outrage #criticism #alarm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
草菅人命 SPOKEN CHUNK

to treat human life as worthless grass; reckless disregard for human life

A powerful four-character idiom (chengyu) used when criticizing corrupt officials, negligent doctors, or reckless criminals.

这不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't this...?

A rhetorical pattern used to point out an obvious, indisputable reality or voice strong disapproval.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the speaker's righteous indignation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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