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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15 (07:56) HSK 7
zhào sēn yáo suī bèi zhe rén mìng guān sī

赵森垚虽背着人命官司

“Zhao Senyao is implicated in a death case,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E15
TIMECODE: 07:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiān zuò xià

先坐下

“Sit down first.”

zhào sēn yáo suī bèi zhe rén mìng guān sī CURRENT FOCUS

赵森垚虽 背着人命官司

“Zhao Senyao is implicated in a death case,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shēn rǎn gān méi chuāng

“and he is also infected with syphilis.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PRESENTING CONCESSION
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know he is accused of murder, but hear me out before jumping to conclusions.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Homicide Gravity in Imperial Law (Renming Guansi)

In imperial Chinese law, cases involving human casualties were subject to rigorous review by high judicial bodies, requiring extraordinary reasons to suspend normal trials.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #framing #legal_deliberation #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
背着人命官司 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be entangled in a murder trial / to have a homicide case against oneself

An idiomatic expression describing someone accused of murder or responsible for someone's death.

虽 SPOKEN CHUNK

although, even though

A classical monosyllabic conjunction commonly paired with 'dan' or 'que' in formal or historical registers.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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