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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E4 (31:05) HSK 4
réng rán shì xiǎn xiàng huán shēng

仍然是险象环生

“danger followed us at every step.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E4
TIMECODE: 31:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě yī lù shàng

可一路上

“Even so,”

réng rán shì xiǎn xiàng huán shēng CURRENT FOCUS

仍然 是 险象环生

“danger followed us at every step.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù zhè yàng

就这样

“Thus, we finally reached Chang'an after countless hardships.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: NARRATING DIFFICULTY
Tone: NARRATIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Narrative Idioms in Spoken Chinese

Chinese speakers often integrate vivid four-character idioms into spoken narrative to concisely summarize dramatic tension.

INTENT TAGS: #storytelling #emphasizing_danger #describing_ordeal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
险象环生 SPOKEN CHUNK

fraught with danger; perilous situations arising one after another

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to vividly describe continuous hazards or close calls.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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