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《The Heir》 S1·E35 (07:43) HSK 4
yǐ wéi xú dà rén xīn lǐ méi shù ma

以为徐大人心里没数吗

“of the things you've done?”

《The Heir》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 07:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men zuò xià de nà xiē hǎo shì

“You think Lord Xu is unaware”

yǐ wéi xú dà rén xīn lǐ méi shù ma CURRENT FOCUS

以为徐大人 心里没数 吗

“of the things you've done?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cǐ qián zhǐ yīn shèng shàng hǎo qīng cí

此前只因圣上好青词

“It was only because the Emperor favors ritual poems,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop acting like you got away with it; the boss knows everything.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Silent Omniscience in Bureaucracy

In traditional Chinese officialdom, superiors often keep silent about subordinates' misconduct until political timing calls for accountability.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #rebuke #challenging_pretense #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
心里没数 SPOKEN CHUNK

clueless; not keeping track or aware of the situation

A common colloquial idiom used to describe someone who either lacks self-awareness or pretends not to understand what is going on.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Converts the statement into a rhetorical question to challenge the listener's assumption.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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