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《The Truth》 S1·E9 (13:08) HSK 3
nǐ men qù zhǎo zhǎo zhēn xiōng bù xíng ma

你们去找找真凶不行吗

“Why don't you go find the real killer?”

《The Truth》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 13:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men méi yǒu bì yào zài wǒ shēn shàng làng fèi shí jiān

“You don't need to waste your time on me.”

nǐ men qù zhǎo zhǎo zhēn xiōng bù xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你们 去找 找 真凶 不行吗

“Why don't you go find the real killer?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN niú bó shēng

牛博生

“Niu Bosheng,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING ACTION
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do your actual job and catch the real killer instead of bothering me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Justice

Calling out the failure to pursue the 'real culprit' is a standard rhetorical strategy to elicit a sense of duty and moral guilt from law enforcement.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #pleading #redirecting #accusing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真凶 SPOKEN CHUNK

the real culprit / actual murderer

A specific legal or criminal term used in crime fiction and real-life police contexts.

不行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it not okay? / can't you...?

A rhetorical tag question used to express exasperation, pushback, or strong pleading.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question conveying exasperation and urgency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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