郭瑞霖 你认罪吗?
“Guo Ruilin, do you plead guilty?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
违律私结阴婚
“and arranged a ghost marriage illegally.”
郭瑞霖 你 认罪 吗?
“Guo Ruilin, do you plead guilty?”
“I can confess. But to convict a person,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Historically in the Chinese legal tradition, obtaining a formal oral confession ('ren zui') was paramount to closing a case and pronouncing punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
plead guilty; admit to a crime
Standard legal vocabulary used by adjudicators and law enforcers during formal trials or questioning.
Converts a declarative statement into a crisp, direct yes-or-no question.