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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (03:53) HSK 4
zhèng shì shāng xīn nán guò de shí hòu

正是伤心难过的时候

“and they are in deep grief.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 03:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā men de shī fù gāng gāng gù qù

“Their master has just passed away,”

zhèng shì shāng xīn nán guò de shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

正是 伤心难过 的时候

“and they are in deep grief.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ zūn shǒu zhè xiē jìn jì

“If observing these taboos can ease their sorrow even a little,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SHOWING EMPATHY
Tone: COMPASSIONATE
Emotion: EMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be sensitive and careful right now, as they are completely devastated.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Respecting Bereavement

Chinese ethics place immense weight on mourning rituals and honoring the emotional vulnerability of bereaved disciples or relatives.

INTENT TAGS: #empathy #caution #justification #consideration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
正是……的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

precisely the time of...

A sentence pattern highlighting that a specific circumstance is currently unfolding.

伤心难过 SPOKEN CHUNK

sad and heartbroken

A four-character coordination of synonyms used to emphasize intense emotional distress.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a nominalizer linking the descriptive emotional state to the noun 'time'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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