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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (27:24) HSK 4
yī zhǒng shì yǐ jīng sǐ le de rén

一种是已经死了的人

“Those who are dead,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 27:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì jiè shàng zhǐ yǒu liǎng zhǒng rén

这世界上只有两种人

“there are only two kinds of people in this world.”

yī zhǒng shì yǐ jīng sǐ le de rén CURRENT FOCUS

一种 是 已经死了 的人

“Those who are dead,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī zhǒng shì hái huó zhe de rén

一种是还活着的人

“and those who are still alive.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PHILOSOPHICAL CATEGORIZATION
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Status and wealth do not matter; in the end, you are either dead or alive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Nihilism in Investigation

Chinese detective narratives often employ stark binary aphorisms to contrast the fleeting vanity of human hierarchy with the absolute finality of life and death.

INTENT TAGS: #classification #philosophizing #framing #simplification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一种是 SPOKEN CHUNK

one type is; one kind is

Used to list elements when introducing a classification or parallel comparison.

已经死了的 SPOKEN CHUNK

those who have already passed away

A descriptive noun phrase referring to the deceased.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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