你现在贩毒 已经构成死罪了
“You were involved in drug trafficking. You can be sentenced to death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
启盛
“Qisheng.”
你现在 贩毒 已经构成 死罪 了
“You were involved in drug trafficking. You can be sentenced to death.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In mainland Chinese law and public consciousness, drug trafficking carries extraordinarily harsh penalties, including mandatory death sentences for large quantities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
drug trafficking; dealing drugs
Standard formal and spoken term referring specifically to narcotics trafficking.
to constitute a capital offense
A semi-formal legal expression combining '构成' (to constitute) and '死罪' (capital offense/death penalty crime).
Marks a change of state, highlighting that the line into lethal criminal liability has now been crossed.