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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4 (06:22) HSK 5
nǐ shì xiǎng yào xù yì pò huài diào chá

你是想要蓄意破坏调查

“you're trying to sabotage the investigation.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 06:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jiù jì xù ba kǎ ěr yǒu rén kě néng huì rèn wéi

你就继续吧 卡尔 有人可能会认为

“Keep it up, and, uh, one might get the idea”

nǐ shì xiǎng yào xù yì pò huài diào chá CURRENT FOCUS

你是 想要 蓄意破坏 调查

“you're trying to sabotage the investigation.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ qí shí shì xiǎng bāng nǐ

我其实是想帮你

“I'm actually trying to help you.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CONFRONTING AND ACCUSING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Accusation and Conflict Escalation (撕破脸)

Directly accusing a counterpart of malicious intent ('蓄意破坏') strips away diplomatic courtesy and signals an overt confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #distrust #allegation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
蓄意破坏 SPOKEN CHUNK

deliberately sabotage

Formal collocation commonly used in investigative, legal, or high-stakes organizational contexts.

调查 SPOKEN CHUNK

investigation / inquiry

Standard noun and verb for official investigations or research.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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