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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (12:48) HSK 6
tā men jiā sǐ de zhè xiē rén dōu shì wǒ shā de ma

他们家死的这些人都是我杀的吗

“Did I kill all those people who died in her family?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 12:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā diē mā shì wǒ hài sǐ de ma

“Did I kill her parents?”

tā men jiā sǐ de zhè xiē rén dōu shì wǒ shā de ma CURRENT FOCUS

他们家 死的这些人 都是我 杀的吗

“Did I kill all those people who died in her family?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men quán lín ān shuí bù zhī dào

“Everyone in Lin'an knows”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DENYING ACCUSATION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pinning every single death on me—it is ridiculous and unfair!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Repudiating Scapegoating

In Chinese disputes, parties often employ extreme rhetorical questions to make the opposing accusation appear completely unreasonable and groundless.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #rhetorical_question #self_defense #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都是我杀的吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

did I kill every single one of them?

A classic rhetorical pattern '都是...的吗' used to repudiate exaggerated blame or scapegoating.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question that carries a forceful negative assertion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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