想要杀人灭口
“silence witnesses.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想要 杀人灭口
“silence witnesses.”
此话当真
“Is this true?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Silencing witnesses reflects a common trope in Chinese judicial drama where exposing high-level corruption triggers lethal retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to murder a person to silence them; eliminate witnesses
A fixed four-character idiom widely used in crime narratives and historical intrigues.
in a moment of desperation; driven by panic
Useful adverbial phrase to explain a reckless action triggered by extreme urgency.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“trying to silence us.”
“that whoever killed Sun Mao”
“You want to silence him.”
“and even tried to have me killed to cover his tracks.”
“was meant to end her life in one blow.”