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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (00:28) HSK 7
hái zài nǐ nà ér yā zhe ne ba

还在你那儿押着呢吧

“is now still detained at your station, right?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 00:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǐ duì zhǎng zhǔ rèn de ér zi

李队长 主任的儿子

“Chief Li, his son”

hái zài nǐ nà ér yā zhe ne ba CURRENT FOCUS

还在 你那儿 押着呢 吧

“is now still detained at your station, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CONFIRMING STATUS
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you still keeping him locked up, or did you cave to his father's status?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Law Enforcement (人情与法度)

Interrogating or holding someone with familial ties to high-ranking officials creates implicit political pressure, often discussed cautiously among colleagues.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #probing #status_check #sensitive_inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
在你那儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

at your place / in your custody

Very common conversational expression specifying someone's location, office, or jurisdiction.

押着 SPOKEN CHUNK

held in custody / detained

Informal police/security jargon referring to holding someone temporarily.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an ongoing state and softens the inquiry.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Solicits confirmation of an assumption the speaker strongly suspects is true.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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