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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (07:24) HSK 7
nǐ men jiù bù xiǎng jiāng xiōng shǒu shéng zhī yǐ fǎ ma

你们就不想将凶手绳之以法吗

“would you not wish to see the culprit brought to justice?”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 07:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nán dào

难道

“would you not wish to see the culprit brought to justice?”

nǐ men jiù bù xiǎng jiāng xiōng shǒu shéng zhī yǐ fǎ ma CURRENT FOCUS

你们就不想 将 凶手 绳之以法 吗

“would you not wish to see the culprit brought to justice?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wáng fēi shuō dé yǒu dào lǐ a

“Her Highness makes a fair point.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: RALLYING SUPPORT
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You ought to help us catch the killer instead of complaining.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Obligation of Justice

Appealing to the desire to punish wrongdoing (绳之以法) leverages the traditional Confucian demand for cosmic order and righteous restitution.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #moral_appeal #rhetorical_question #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
绳之以法 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bring to justice / to penalize according to law

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used in legal, police, or dramatic narratives about punishing criminals.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question with an accusatory or persuasive edge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
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