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《Vanished Name》 S1·E16 (25:08) HSK 7
nǐ shì bú shì bǎ nà xiē sōu mán tou gěi rén càn lǐ tou le

你是不是把那些馊馒头 给人掺里头了

“Did you mix those spoiled buns in with the good ones?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 25:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō shí huà

你说实话

“Tell me the truth.”

nǐ shì bú shì bǎ nà xiē sōu mán tou gěi rén càn lǐ tou le CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 把那些馊馒头 给人 掺里头 了

“Did you mix those spoiled buns in with the good ones?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ méi yǒu wǒ fā shì

我没有 我发誓

“I didn't, I swear.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DIRECT ACCUSATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't lie to me—I know you cut corners and snuck the spoiled food in.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Cheating in Food Integrity (Tou Gong Jian Liao)

Secretly mixing stale food into fresh batches is heavily condemned as a moral breach in communal dining or food businesses.

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

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it true that; did you or didn't you

A confrontational question starter used when pressing someone for the truth.

馊馒头 SPOKEN CHUNK

spoiled / sour steamed buns

Colloquial term referring to spoiled staple food that has turned sour.

掺里头 SPOKEN CHUNK

mix inside; adulterate with

Commonly used in Northern spoken Chinese to denote mixing illicit or subpar items into a batch.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Denotes the completed act of mixing in the items.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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