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《The Guilty》 S1·E9 (34:04) HSK 5
xú yuàn zhǎng wǒ men wèn nín de wèn tí nín zhǔ dòng gào sù wǒ men

徐院长 我们问您的问题 您主动告诉我们

“President Xu, regarding the questions we ask, whether you tell us voluntarily”

《The Guilty》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 34:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ wèi shén me shuō yǐ jīng guò qù hěn duō nián le ne

“Why did you assume it's been many years?”

xú yuàn zhǎng wǒ men wèn nín de wèn tí nín zhǔ dòng gào sù wǒ men CURRENT FOCUS

徐院长 我们问您的问题 您 主动告诉 我们

“President Xu, regarding the questions we ask, whether you tell us voluntarily”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái shì wǒ men chá chū lái

还是我们查出来

“or we find out ourselves”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: INTIMIDATING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You better talk now, because we will find out anyway and it will be much worse for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession (坦白从宽)

A core principle in Chinese law enforcement and interrogation culture where active cooperation and voluntary disclosure are rewarded with milder treatment compared to stubborn resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #intimidation #ultimatum #pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
主动告诉 SPOKEN CHUNK

voluntarily disclose / take the initiative to tell

A formal phrase commonly used in investigative or disciplinary contexts to encourage proactive confession.

查出来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to uncover / to find out through investigation

A resultative verb compound denoting successful discovery through inspection or detective work.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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