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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12 (29:41) HSK 1
shuǎ hèng shì ba

耍横是吧

“Trying to bully us?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 29:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men bù pà nǐ men

我们不怕你们

“We're not afraid of you!”

shuǎ hèng shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

耍横 是吧

“Trying to bully us?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ràng tā men gǔn chū qù gǔn gǔn chū qù

让他们滚出去 滚 滚出去

“Make them leave! Get out! Leave now!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You think you can intimidate us by acting like a bully? Think again.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Confronting Intimidation (Shua Heng)

Calling out someone for '耍横' highlights their lack of reason and reliance on brute intimidation, which is socially condemned in Chinese dispute ethics.

INTENT TAGS: #provocation #defiance #confrontation #calling_out
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
耍横 SPOKEN CHUNK

to act insolently or throw one's weight around

A highly expressive spoken collocation used to criticize someone acting aggressively or attempting to bully others.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the rhetorical inquiry into an assertive challenge seeking confirmation of hostility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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