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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E18 (19:18) HSK 6
dàn shì tā de xíng wéi zuì bù zhì sǐ

但是他的行为罪不至死

“But what he did didn't deserve death.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 19:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ què shí shì xiōng shǒu

你确实是凶手

“you were indeed the killer.”

dàn shì tā de xíng wéi zuì bù zhì sǐ CURRENT FOCUS

但是 他 的 行为 罪不至死

“But what he did didn't deserve death.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yě shì

你也是

“Neither do you.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: MITIGATING CULPABILITY
Tone: RATIONAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Proportionality of Punishment (量刑对等)

In Chinese legal and moral discourse, distinguishing between moral wrongdoing and crimes that deserve the ultimate punishment is a central philosophical argument.

INTENT TAGS: #arguing #mitigation #moral_judgment #defending
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
罪不至死 SPOKEN CHUNK

the crime does not warrant death; the fault does not deserve such severe punishment

A common idiomatic set phrase used in legal contexts or colloquially to argue that someone's mistake was punished disproportionately.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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