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《COURT!》 S1·E8 (03:37) HSK 7
nǐ píng shén me zhè me jū gāo lín xià dì jiào yù wǒ

你凭什么这么居高临下地教育我

“Who are you to look down on me and educate me?”

《COURT!》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 03:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě shì nǐ yě yào zūn zhòng dāng shì rén de yì jiàn

可是你也要尊重当事人的意见

“But you must respect the client's opinion.”

nǐ píng shén me zhè me jū gāo lín xià dì jiào yù wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

你凭什么 这么 居高临下 地教育我

“Who are you to look down on me and educate me?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā jiù shì gè

他就是个

“He is just”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Who do you think you are to lecture me like you are above me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rejection of Moral Superiority

Accusing someone of acting 'ju gao lin xia' (condescendingly) directly challenges their perceived moral superiority and authority in interpersonal conflicts.

INTENT TAGS: #challenge #confrontation #defiance #anger
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
凭什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

on what grounds / what gives you the right

Used in confrontational rhetorical questions to vehemently challenge someone's authority or entitlement.

居高临下 SPOKEN CHUNK

condescending / patronizing

An idiomatic expression describing looking down on someone from an assumed moral or social high ground.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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