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《The Truth》 S1·E27 (29:55) HSK 7
zhè dōng xī yào shè dào yào hài kě shì néng yào rén mìng de

这东西要射到要害 可是能要人命的

“This thing can be lethal if it hits a vital spot.”

《The Truth》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 29:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé tā gòu mǎi de yí zhì

和他购买的一致

“That crossbow is basically consistent with the one he purchased.”

zhè dōng xī yào shè dào yào hài kě shì néng yào rén mìng de CURRENT FOCUS

这 东西 要射到要害 可是 能 要人命 的

“This thing can be lethal if it hits a vital spot.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gēn nǐ men shuō a

我跟你们说啊

“Listen up.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: WARNING AND EVALUATING
Tone: OBJECTIVE AND GRAVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Emphatic Modal Adverb '可是'

In spoken Chinese, '可是' is frequently used before modals to strongly assert an undeniable fact or high probability, translating roughly to 'truly' or 'most definitely'.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #evaluation #danger_assessment #emphasis
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
要害 SPOKEN CHUNK

vital part; crucial point

Commonly used in medical, martial arts, or forensic contexts to refer to vulnerable or lethal anatomical spots.

要人命 SPOKEN CHUNK

cost someone their life; be fatal

Can be used literally to mean deadly, or colloquially/hyperbolically to describe something excruciatingly painful or exhausting.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions at the end of the clause to add an assertive, definitive tone to the potential consequence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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