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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E38 (07:42) HSK 1
shì bǎn shàng dìng dīng de shì

是板上钉钉的事

“is an undeniable fact.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 07:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xǔ mì yǔ shǒu jī shàng qiè tīng ruǎn jiàn

许蜜语手机上窃听软件

“The spyware on Xu Miyu's phone”

shì bǎn shàng dìng dīng de shì CURRENT FOCUS

是 板上钉钉 的 事

“is an undeniable fact.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiè tīng qì

窃听器

“The listening device”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ASSERTING CERTAINTY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Metaphor of Permanence

The idiom literally describes hammering a nail firmly into a wooden board, metaphorically representing an indisputable fact or irreversible decision in Chinese culture.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming #asserting #emphasizing_certainty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
板上钉钉 SPOKEN CHUNK

set in stone; ironclad; conclusively settled

A very common idiom used to emphasize that a decision, fact, or outcome is finalized and cannot be changed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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