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《The Truth》 S1·E20 (25:14) HSK 5
yǒu xiē zhèng jù kào xǐ shì xǐ bù diào de

有些证据靠洗是洗不掉的

“But some evidence can't be washed away.”

《The Truth》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 25:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè dīng yǔ dāng nián huán qīng xǐ le zhè liàng chē

这丁雨当年还清洗了这辆车

“Ding Yu cleaned that car back then.”

yǒu xiē zhèng jù kào xǐ shì xǐ bù diào de CURRENT FOCUS

有些证据靠洗是 洗不掉 的

“But some evidence can't be washed away.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù xiǎng zhī dào dīng yǔ shuō le shén me ma

不想知道丁雨说了什么吗

“Don't you want to know what Ding Yu said?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ASSERTING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You think cleaning up solved everything, but you left traces behind.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Psychological Interrogation Tactics

Chinese police procedurals often feature investigators making cryptic, philosophically confident remarks to shatter a suspect's psychological defense.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #asserting #forensic_pressure #revealing_truth
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
洗不掉 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot be washed off / cannot be erased

A potential complement phrase indicating that repeated attempts at cleaning cannot remove the stain or mark.

靠……是……的 SPOKEN CHUNK

relying solely on ... is ... (structure for highlighting limitation)

Used to emphasize that a certain method or action is insufficient to achieve the intended result.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence to give categorical certainty and an assertive, definitive edge to the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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