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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22 (21:46) HSK 2
jiù kàn tā zì jǐ de zào huà le

就看他自己的造化了

“it will depend on his own fortune.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E22
TIMECODE: 21:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiāng dào hǎi rú hé chǔ zhì

“As for Jiang Daohai's fate,”

jiù kàn tā zì jǐ de zào huà le CURRENT FOCUS

就看他自己的造化了

“it will depend on his own fortune.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì cóng

自从

“Ever since”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: LEAVING TO FATE
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: DETACHMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am not lifting a finger to save him; whatever happens to him happens.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zaohua (Destiny and Cosmic Chance)

Chinese culture frequently attributes uncontrollable outcomes to 'zaohua', reflecting a philosophical acceptance of cosmic fate when human intervention stops.

INTENT TAGS: #resignation #fatalism #dismissal #neutrality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
造化 SPOKEN CHUNK

destiny; luck; fortune

Commonly used in idioms about leaving one's fate to chance or divine will.

就看 SPOKEN CHUNK

it simply depends on

A versatile phrase used to pinpoint the single decisive factor in an outcome.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a settled judgment or finalized state of decision.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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