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《Vanished Name》 S1·E17 (34:38) HSK 7
nǐ shì xiǎng yòng kāi tíng lái zhèng míng rì jì bù cún zài ma

你是想用开庭 来证明日记不存在吗

“Are you trying to use the trial to prove the diary doesn't exist?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 34:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rèn xiǎo míng

任小名

“Ren Xiaoming.”

nǐ shì xiǎng yòng kāi tíng lái zhèng míng rì jì bù cún zài ma CURRENT FOCUS

你是想用开庭 来证明日记 不存在 吗

“Are you trying to use the trial to prove the diary doesn't exist?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng gàn shén me

你到底想干什么

“What are you up to?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROBING HIDDEN MOTIVE
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I see right through your trial strategy—admit that this is what you are actually aiming for.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Litigation as Strategic Maneuver

In high-stakes disputes, holding a formal court session can be a tactic not just to win on merit, but to compel discovery or expose the absence of opposing evidence.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #interrogation #strategic_guess #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
用...来... SPOKEN CHUNK

to use [means] in order to [achieve an end]

A standard purposive construction connecting an action or method with its strategic goal.

开庭 SPOKEN CHUNK

to open court; to hold a hearing

Formal legal vocabulary commonly used in spoken discussions about lawsuits and court sessions.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a direct yes-no interrogative targeting the listener's hidden intentions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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