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《Go Ahead》 S1·E29 (18:35) HSK 7
nín gàn má nín zhè yàng kàn zhe wǒ xià rén

您干吗 您这样看着我吓人

“What are you doing? It is scary when you are looking at me like this.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 18:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo wǒ xiàn zài qù

好 我现在去

“OK. I'm going right now.”

nín gàn má nín zhè yàng kàn zhe wǒ xià rén CURRENT FOCUS

您 干吗 您这样 看着我 吓人

“What are you doing? It is scary when you are looking at me like this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gēn líng xiāo zěn me huí shì a

“What's going on with you and Ling Xiao?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEFENSIVE QUESTIONING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop staring at me like that! What do you know, and what are you about to interrogate me about?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Defensiveness (Nin vs. Ni)

Using the polite pronoun 'nin' combined with a direct blunt question illustrates the tension between filial respect and immediate defensiveness.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #apprehension #evasion #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
您干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

what are you doing? / what is this for?

A colloquial way to challenge someone's sudden behavior while retaining respect through the honorific pronoun.

看着我吓人 SPOKEN CHUNK

looking at me in a way that freaks me out

Used informally to call out someone whose intense gaze or stern expression is intimidating.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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