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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16 (21:11) HSK 4
zhè bāng bào mín bú shì xiǎng yào yí gè shuō fǎ ma

这帮暴民不是想要一个说法吗

“Don't those rioters want a resolution?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 21:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN diē diē

爹爹

“Father.”

zhè bāng bào mín bú shì xiǎng yào yí gè shuō fǎ ma CURRENT FOCUS

这帮暴民 不是 想要 一个说法吗

“Don't those rioters want a resolution?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiù shùn lǐ chéng zhāng bǎ zhè xiē rén gěi tuī chū qù

“You can just push these people out there”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SCHEMING
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Give the mob someone to blame so that we escape accountability completely.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking a 'Shuofa' (说法)

Demanding a 'shuofa' is a core socio-legal concept in Chinese culture, signifying the deep moral need for a formal, public justification to restore justice and dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #manipulation #scapegoating #scheming #cynicism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
要一个说法 SPOKEN CHUNK

demand an explanation or justice

A very common Chinese idiom used when an aggrieved party insists on formal accountability, an apology, or restitution.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into a rhetorical question, priming the listener for the speaker's manipulative proposal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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