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《Light to the Night》 S1·E10 (02:20) HSK 2
zǒu nà me kuài gàn shén me ?

走那么快干什么?

“Why are you in such a hurry?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 02:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒu le

走了

“I'm going.”

zǒu nà me kuài gàn shén me ? CURRENT FOCUS

走那么快干什么 ?

“Why are you in such a hurry?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú duì a

不对啊

“Wait.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait up, what's making you rush like that?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical '干什么' for Skepticism

In spoken Chinese, asking '...干什么' often carries an implicit judgment that the action being questioned is abnormal, excessive, or unnecessary.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #suspicion #checking #curiosity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
干什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

why; what for; doing what

A colloquial alternative to '为什么' that often conveys slight annoyance, skepticism, or surprise.

那么快 SPOKEN CHUNK

so fast

Used with '那么' to emphasize an extreme or unexpected degree of speed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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