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《The Guilty》 S1·E8 (20:02) HSK 7
rén sòng zhěn suǒ le shì sǐ shì huó hái bù zhī dào

人送诊所了 是死是活还不知道

“He's been sent to the clinic. We don't know if he's dead or alive yet.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 20:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bàn tuǒ le

办妥了

“It's done?”

rén sòng zhěn suǒ le shì sǐ shì huó hái bù zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

人送诊所了 是死是活 还不知道

“He's been sent to the clinic. We don't know if he's dead or alive yet.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yòng bù yòng zài qù yī tàng

用不用再去一趟

“Do we need to go back?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPORTING STATUS
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't celebrate yet, they might still survive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Pragmatism

In underworld or crime contexts, confirming a target's absolute condition determines whether further violent action is required.

INTENT TAGS: #status_update #caution #reporting #uncertainty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是死是活 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether dead or alive

A set phrase used to emphasize total uncertainty regarding someone's fate or survival.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the action of sending the person to the clinic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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