《Dog Man》 S1·E8 (14:19)
HSK 2
- shì wǒ zài wèn huà hái shì nǐ zài wèn huà ？ - nǐ xiǎo shēng yì diǎn
- 是我在问话 还是你在问话？ - 你小声一点
“- I am questioning you, okay? - Could you lower your voice?”
《Dog Man》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 14:19
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yǒu guī dìng bù néng zài chē shàng shuì ma ？
有规定不能在车上睡吗？
“Is sleeping in my car illegal?”
- shì wǒ zài wèn huà hái shì nǐ zài wèn huà ？ - nǐ xiǎo shēng yì diǎn
CURRENT FOCUS
- 是我 在 问话 还是 你在 问话 ？ - 你 小声一点
“- I am questioning you, okay? - Could you lower your voice?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bù hǎo yì sī xū
不好意思 嘘
“Sorry. Shh.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
ASSERTING DOMINANCE
Tone:
AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion:
IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Know your place; I ask the questions here, not you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Authority Checks
Rhetorical A-or-B questions like '是我...还是你...' are standard colloquial mechanisms in Chinese to reprimand someone stepping outside their rank or role.
INTENT TAGS:
#authority
#reprimand
#silencing
#dominance
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
问话
SPOKEN CHUNK
interrogate; question formally
Carries formal and authoritative connotations, often used by law enforcement or superiors rather than in casual chat.
小声一点
SPOKEN CHUNK
keep it down; be quieter
A common imperative to ask someone to lower their voice in public or tense settings.
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4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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