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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E24 (42:14) HSK 5
xíng xiōng de rén zuǐ hěn jǐn

行凶的人嘴很紧

“The attacker is tight-lipped.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 42:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shěn zhe ne

审着呢

“He interrogating.”

xíng xiōng de rén zuǐ hěn jǐn CURRENT FOCUS

行凶 的人 嘴很紧

“The attacker is tight-lipped.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái chī a

还吃啊

“Still eating?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING STATUS
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Police Interrogation Dynamics

In Chinese crime investigations, breaking through a suspect's psychological defense when they keep their mouth shut is seen as the central challenge.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #status_update #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
嘴很紧 SPOKEN CHUNK

tight-lipped, refusing to speak or confess

A common idiom used to describe someone who guards secrets strictly or refuses to talk under interrogation.

行凶的人 SPOKEN CHUNK

perpetrator, assailant

A formal yet commonly spoken term in crime contexts referring to the person who committed violence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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