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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E2 (18:25) HSK 5
wǔ liǎng zhāo zhāo bēn zhe nú bì de mìng lái

伍两招招奔着奴婢的命来

“Wu Liang struck at me with lethal intent at every turn.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E2
TIMECODE: 18:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì tā zì jǐ bù xiǎo xīn diē jìn qù de

是他自己不小心跌进去的

“He fell in by accident.”

wǔ liǎng zhāo zhāo bēn zhe nú bì de mìng lái CURRENT FOCUS

伍两招招 奔着 奴婢的命 来

“Wu Liang struck at me with lethal intent at every turn.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nú bì bù dé yǐ wèi le zì bǎo gōng qí yào hài

奴婢不得已为了自保攻其要害

“I had no choice but to strike his vital point to protect myself.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING SELF DEFENSE
Tone: DESPERATE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He was trying to kill me, so whatever I did to him was purely to stay alive!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Subservient Self-Reference (奴婢)

Using self-deprecating terms like '奴婢' was mandatory for domestic servants in ancient China to reinforce hierarchy, especially when begging superiors for mercy.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #exoneration #pleading #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
招招奔着 SPOKEN CHUNK

every single strike was aimed directly at

Used in combat or conflict descriptions to emphasize the relentless and lethal intention behind each attack.

奴婢 SPOKEN CHUNK

this female servant (humble self-address)

A historical first-person pronoun used by maidservants in imperial dynasties when addressing superiors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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