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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E5 (35:09) HSK 7
shì qǐ sù hái shì bù qǐ sù

是起诉还是不起诉

“it's your choice whether”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 35:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge àn zi zuì hòu

这个案子最后

“In the end,”

shì qǐ sù hái shì bù qǐ sù CURRENT FOCUS

是 起诉 还是 不 起诉

“it's your choice whether”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái shì yào kàn nǐ de yì yuàn

还是要看你的意愿

“we take this to court or not.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PRESENTING OPTIONS
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Legal Counseling Prudence

Chinese legal practitioners often emphasize the autonomy and explicit consent of the victim or client before taking formal judicial action.

INTENT TAGS: #clarifying_options #consulting #legal_advice #deliberation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
起诉 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sue / to prosecute / to press charges

Standard formal legal terminology used when bringing a lawsuit or criminal charges before a court.

是……还是…… SPOKEN CHUNK

whether... or...

An alternative construction used to present two mutually exclusive choices in questions or conditional clauses.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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