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《Light to the Night》 S1·E17 (27:16) HSK 7
wǒ yào bào àn yuán lóng lǐ de shā rén àn

我要报案 元龙里的杀人案

“I want to report a case. A murder in Yuanlongli.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 27:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - rǎn duì - dà jiě nín zhǎo xíng jǐng duì shén me shì ?

“- Captain Ran. - Madam. Why are you looking for the criminal police?”

wǒ yào bào àn yuán lóng lǐ de shā rén àn CURRENT FOCUS

我要 报案 元龙里的 杀人案

“I want to report a case. A murder in Yuanlongli.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge guǐ dì fāng lǎo zi zū le sān nián zuò shén me péi shén me a dà gē

这个鬼地方 老子租了三年 做什么赔什么啊 大哥

“This place is foul. I rented this place for three years, and I had to pay for so many things. Buddy,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING CRIME
Tone: SERIOUS
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Criminal Investigation Brigade and reporting crimes

In China's public security system, the Criminal Investigation Brigade ('xing jing dui') primarily handles the investigation of major criminal offenses. A civilian directly approaching this division to report a 'murder case' indicates an extraordinarily grave situation.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting a crime #homicide #seeking police assistance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我要报案 SPOKEN CHUNK

I want to report a crime

A standard opening statement used when contacting the police to report an offense, often followed by the specific type of crime or incident.

杀人案 SPOKEN CHUNK

homicide case / murder case

A formal legal term that is also widely used in spoken language to refer to murder or manslaughter cases.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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