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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (22:56) HSK 4
dìng shì tā xiàng yòu chén ān qǔ shǒu yìn shí

定是他向祐辰安取手印时

“There must've been a fierce struggle”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21
TIMECODE: 22:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhān mǎn le hùn luàn de xuè jì

沾满了混乱的血迹

“was stained in chaotic blood.”

dìng shì tā xiàng yòu chén ān qǔ shǒu yìn shí CURRENT FOCUS

定是 他向祐辰安 取手印时

“There must've been a fierce struggle”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qǐ le jī liè de zhēng zhí

起了激烈的争执

“when he took the fingerprint from You Chen'an.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: RECONSTRUCTING EVENTS
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Fingerprint Endorsement (Shouyin)

Historically in China, pressing one's ink or blood fingerprint on a document was legally binding as a confession or contract, often extorted through force.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #investigation #reasoning #analysis
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
取手印 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take/obtain fingerprints

Often used in investigative, legal, or historical contract contexts referring to obtaining a thumbprint or handprint.

定是 SPOKEN CHUNK

must be; undoubtedly is

A slightly formal, emphatic spoken deduction equivalent to '一定是'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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