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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (16:46) HSK 7
shuō shì lái gěi zhào gōng zi zuò gè jiàn zhèng

说是来给赵公子做个见证

“saying I was here to testify for Mr. Zhao.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 16:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men hǒng piàn wǒ lái

你们哄骗我来

“You tricked me here,”

shuō shì lái gěi zhào gōng zi zuò gè jiàn zhèng CURRENT FOCUS

说是 来给赵公子 做个见证

“saying I was here to testify for Mr. Zhao.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě wǒ zuó rì biàn shuō le

可我昨日便说了

“I already said yesterday”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPOSING DECEPTION
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You lied about why I was brought here just to use my presence as your endorsement.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Accountability of Witnessing

In traditional Chinese contexts, being pulled in as a neutral witness carries heavy social and legal liability, which makes being tricked into it an offensive breach of trust.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #denial #accusation #disavowal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做个见证 SPOKEN CHUNK

to serve as a witness; to bear testimony

Used when asking someone to validate an agreement, contest, or significant moment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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