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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (37:37) HSK 5
nǐ shuō yí gè yàng mào tè zhēng jí qí míng xiǎn de rén

你说一个样貌特征极其明显的人

“How can someone with such a striking feature”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 37:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě yì zhí méi yǒu xià luò

可一直没有下落

“is still nowhere to be found.”

nǐ shuō yí gè yàng mào tè zhēng jí qí míng xiǎn de rén CURRENT FOCUS

你说 一个 样貌特征极其明显的人

“How can someone with such a striking feature”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN què yì zhí zhǎo bú dào

却一直找不到

“remain unfound?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: RAISING DOUBT
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Someone must be deliberately hiding them, or our information is wrong.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning in Inquiry

In Chinese analytical dialogues, starting with a premise ('You say...') followed by contrasting facts is a standard way to prompt a collaborator or subordinate to reconsider their assumptions without direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #investigation #skepticism #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
样貌特征 SPOKEN CHUNK

facial and physical features

A formal descriptive collocation commonly used in investigative or formal contexts when describing an individual's appearance.

极其明显 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely obvious or prominent

Use to intensify an adjective when emphasizing that an attribute cannot easily be overlooked.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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