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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (08:19) HSK 4
suǒ yǐ zài dìng zuì liàng xíng zhī qián

所以在定罪量刑之前

“so before judgment is passed,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 08:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kǒng wēi jí sān fǎ sī shàng xià de jiàn kāng

“could endanger the health of everyone there,”

suǒ yǐ zài dìng zuì liàng xíng zhī qián CURRENT FOCUS

所以 在 定罪 量刑 之前

“so before judgment is passed,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù xiān mìng qí guī jiā yī zhì

“he is to return home for treatment.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING PROCEDURE
Tone: PROCEDURAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Judicial Decorum in Ancient Governance

Imperial Chinese bureaucracy strictly delineated between temporary remand for illness and final sentencing, balancing quarantine needs with judicial protocol.

INTENT TAGS: #legal_framing #procedural_justification #administrative_timing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
定罪量刑 SPOKEN CHUNK

convict and determine sentence

A formal legal collocation used when specifying judicial decisions regarding guilt and penalty.

在……之前 SPOKEN CHUNK

prior to / before doing something

Essential temporal structure framing an action that precedes an official determination.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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