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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (19:11) HSK 5
chū shòu le yī jiān yào sì ma

出售了一间药肆吗

“that you sold an apothecary half a year ago?”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21
TIMECODE: 19:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gāo fù shǐ nán dào wàng le bàn nián qián

“Vice Envoy Gao, have you forgotten”

chū shòu le yī jiān yào sì ma CURRENT FOCUS

出售了一间药肆 吗

“that you sold an apothecary half a year ago?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì xià

陛下

“Your Majesty.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not pretend you forgot; I have uncovered your illegal transaction.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Question as Accusation (难道忘了...吗)

Coupling '难道忘了' with '吗' is a classic Chinese rhetorical device designed to corner an opponent by implying guilty feigned ignorance.

INTENT TAGS: #cross_examination #confrontation #rhetorical_question #exposing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
药肆 SPOKEN CHUNK

apothecary; traditional pharmacy shop

An archaic term for an herbal medicine shop, commonly encountered in historical costume dramas.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Converts the statement into a direct rhetorical query aimed at pressing for confirmation under interrogation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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