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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (26:30) HSK 7
hé zhe shī tǐ bǐ wǒ xiān jìn mén

合着尸体比我先进门

“So the body entered before I did.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 26:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yíng lái le yī jù shī tǐ

就迎来了一具尸体

“a body was brought in.”

hé zhe shī tǐ bǐ wǒ xiān jìn mén CURRENT FOCUS

合着 尸体 比我先进门

“So the body entered before I did.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shàng shǒu yī yàn a

我上手一验啊

“When I examined him,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: HUMOROUS COMPLAINT
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I barely even walked in, and I already have to deal with a dead body.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gallows Humor in Demanding Roles

Professionals dealing with death or high-stress duties often use witty sarcasm to soften bleak working environments.

INTENT TAGS: #irony #complaint #banter #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
合着 SPOKEN CHUNK

so it turns out; all along

A common colloquial Northern Chinese phrase used when realizing an unexpected truth or ironic reality.

比我先进门 SPOKEN CHUNK

entered the door earlier than me

Use this structure (比 + object + 先 + verb) to express doing something prior to someone else.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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