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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E12 (04:50) HSK 5
nǐ shì rén ma gàn shén me ya nǐ men

你是人吗 干什么呀你们

“Darn you! What are you doing?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 04:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì rén ma

你是人吗

“Darn you!”

nǐ shì rén ma gàn shén me ya nǐ men CURRENT FOCUS

你是人吗 干什么呀你 们

“Darn you! What are you doing?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié dǎ le

别打了

“Stop it!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: INTERVENING IN CONFLICT
Tone: FURIOUS
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop this brutal beating right now, you monsters!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Denunciation (Humanity)

Stripping someone of their status as 'human' (做人) is one of the sharpest moral indictments in Chinese culture, reserved for cruel or unethical actions.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #intervention #outrage #conflict_deescalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
你是人吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Are you even human?

A severe rhetorical insult used when someone commits an atrocious, cruel, or completely inhumane act.

干什么呀 SPOKEN CHUNK

What are you doing? / What is this?

Used here with heavy emotional emphasis to stop someone from doing something unacceptable.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a harsh rhetorical question rather than seeking an actual answer.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Heightens urgency and emotional indignation in the exclamation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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