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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E17 (30:00) HSK 4
cǐ shì suī rán lìng rén fěi yí suǒ sī

此事虽然令人匪夷所思

“It sounds unbelievable.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E17
TIMECODE: 30:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòu chén ān zì jǐ shè jì shā le zì jǐ

祐辰安自己设计杀了自己

“You Chen'an planned his own death?”

cǐ shì suī rán lìng rén fěi yí suǒ sī CURRENT FOCUS

此事 虽然 令人匪夷所思

“It sounds unbelievable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn gēn jù wǒ xiàn chǎng kān chá

但根据我现场勘查

“But based on my examination of the scene,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CONCEDING BEFORE REFUTING
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know this sounds absurd, but hear me out because the physical evidence supports it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Concession in Official Discourse

In Chinese forensic and administrative traditions, investigators frequently concede the counter-intuitive nature of their findings first to disarm doubt before presenting irrefutable proof.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #preemption #reasoning #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
此事 SPOKEN CHUNK

this matter / this affair

A formal written and spoken demonstrative phrase used to refer to a specific event or situation under discussion.

匪夷所思 SPOKEN CHUNK

unimaginable / bizarre / beyond comprehension

A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe ideas, motives, or situations so bizarre that ordinary logic cannot explain them.

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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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