《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E8 (04:16)
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nǐ men gàn má ne
你们干吗呢
“What are you doing?”
《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 04:16
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
nǐ men gàn má ne
CURRENT FOCUS
你们 干吗呢
“What are you doing?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xiāo xiāo yè ne wǒ ràng nǐ dīng zhe nǐ xiāo shén me yè a
“Having... having a late-night snack. I told you to stay on lookout. Why are you having snack?”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone:
DEMANDING
Emotion:
IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“What the hell do you think you're doing instead of your job?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Catching Subordinates Derelict
Using colloquial inquiry words like '干吗呢' in an abrupt tone is a common way Chinese superiors initiate discipline before launching into open reprimand.
INTENT TAGS:
#confrontation
#reprimand
#monitoring
#interrogation
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
干吗呢
SPOKEN CHUNK
what are you doing / what's going on
A highly colloquial northern expression used to ask what someone is doing, often carrying a questioning or annoyed edge depending on intonation.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the interrogative slightly while emphasizing ongoing action and demanding an immediate response.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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