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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E17 (24:09) HSK 4
zhǐ yào nǐ zài zhè gòng zhuàng shàng àn xià shǒu yìn

只要你在这供状上按下手印

“As long as you press your fingerprint on this confession,”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 24:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù xiǎng lí rèn qián zài zào shā niè

不想离任前再造杀孽

“I don't want to execute anyone before I leave.”

zhǐ yào nǐ zài zhè gòng zhuàng shàng àn xià shǒu yìn CURRENT FOCUS

只要 你 在这 供状上 按下手印

“As long as you press your fingerprint on this confession,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN běn guān biàn yǐ nǐ zhǔ dòng tóu àn wèi yóu

本官便以你主动投案为由

“I will consider that you turned yourself in”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: COERCIVE BARGAINING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: COLDNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Give me what I want right now, and I might just spare your life.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Handprint Endorsement (Shouyin)

In imperial Chinese legal proceedings, pressing a red thumbprint or handprint on a confession legally bound the accused and symbolized absolute culpability.

INTENT TAGS: #coercion #bargaining #conditional_promise #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
供状 SPOKEN CHUNK

written confession; deposition

A formal and historical legal term used for signed criminal statements.

按下手印 SPOKEN CHUNK

to press one's thumbprint (as a signature)

Refers to traditional Chinese signing and legal endorsement of documents using ink and fingerprints.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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