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《The Truth》 S1·E27 (15:00) HSK 6
zhèng yì huò xǔ huì chí dào

正义或许会迟到

“(I firmly believe that justice may be delayed,)”

《The Truth》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 15:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shēn xìn

我深信

“(I firmly believe that justice may be delayed,)”

zhèng yì huò xǔ huì chí dào CURRENT FOCUS

正义或许会迟到

“(I firmly believe that justice may be delayed,)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn jué bú huì quē xí

但绝不会缺席

“(but it will never be absent.)”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: AFFIRMING PRINCIPLE
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Universal Justice Proverb (正义绝不缺席)

Adapted from the legal idiom 'Justice delayed is justice denied', the Chinese version '正义或许会迟到,但绝不会缺席' has become a widespread cultural maxim asserting faith in karmic or legal justice.

INTENT TAGS: #assertion #conviction #justice #moral_support
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
正义 SPOKEN CHUNK

justice / righteousness

A high-register abstract noun commonly used in legal, moral, or philosophical contexts.

或许会 SPOKEN CHUNK

might / may perhaps

Combines epistemic modal '或许' (perhaps) with future possibility '会' to express cautious concession before a contrast.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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