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《River Sunset》 S1·E10 (20:26) HSK 1
nǐ shuō shén me

你说什么

“What did you say?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 20:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bì xū ràng wǒ de shàng jí zhǎo tā xiān xíng jiāo shè

必须让我的上级找他先行交涉

“my superior must first negotiate with him.”

nǐ shuō shén me CURRENT FOCUS

你说什么

“What did you say?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà ge hùn zhàng

那个混帐

“That jerk!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING DISBELIEF
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot believe the audacity of what you just said.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Question as Challenge

In Chinese confrontation, asking what someone just said directly signals rising anger and serves as an ultimatum before conflict escalates.

INTENT TAGS: #disbelief #confrontation #challenge #outrage
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你说什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

What did you say?

Commonly used not for genuine hearing problems, but as a confrontational challenge to an unacceptable statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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