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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E36 (12:04) HSK 2
zǎo yǐ jīng shì shēng líng tú tàn

早已经是生灵涂炭

“would have already been plunged into misery and suffering.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 12:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pà shì zhè tiān xià

怕是这天下

“I'm afraid this world”

zǎo yǐ jīng shì shēng líng tú tàn CURRENT FOCUS

早 已经 是 生灵涂炭

“would have already been plunged into misery and suffering.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè tiān yuán pài

这天元派

“How dare Tianyuan Sect”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: LAMENTING CATASTROPHE
Tone: SOLEMN
Emotion: GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Compassion for Common Beings (Cangsheng)

In traditional Chinese and Wuxia/Xianxia narratives, righteous cultivators or heroes are expected to uphold the welfare of ordinary people (cangsheng) above sectarian disputes.

INTENT TAGS: #lamenting #warning #catastrophe_assessment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
生灵涂炭 SPOKEN CHUNK

the people are plunged into utter misery; widespread devastation

A classical four-character idiom (chengyu) used in formal or historical contexts to describe large-scale human suffering caused by war or tyranny.

早已经 SPOKEN CHUNK

already long ago

Used to emphasize that a certain severe or inevitable state has been true for a significant period.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
早就已经腐朽衰败了
《年少有为》
88% Match
早就已经腐朽衰败了
zǎo jiù yǐ jīng fǔ xiǔ shuāi bài le

“had already decayed beyond saving.”

早已到了你死我活的地步啊
《成何体统》
88% Match
早已到了你死我活的地步啊
zǎo yǐ dào le nǐ sǐ wǒ huó de dì bù a

“It has reached the point of life or death.”

我早就客死他乡
《御赐小仵作》
88% Match
我早就客死他乡
wǒ zǎo jiù kè sǐ tā xiāng

“died in a foreign state with my body in the wilderness now.”

它要活早就活了
《岁月有情时》
88% Match
它要活早就活了
tā yào huó zǎo jiù huó le

“If it could be revitalized, it would have been.”

我早已曝尸街头
《樊笼》
88% Match
我早已曝尸街头
wǒ zǎo yǐ pù shī jiē tóu

“I would have died in the streets long ago.”

早都已经输得一塌糊涂了
《钢铁森林》
88% Match
早都已经输得一塌糊涂了
zǎo dōu yǐ jīng shū dé yī tā hú tú le

“a humiliating loss to Jiang Hansheng.”

早已经把生死置之度外
《长河落日》
88% Match
早已经把生死置之度外
zǎo yǐ jīng bǎ shēng sǐ zhì zhī dù wài

“They have long since disregarded life and death.”

我早就已经透支了我的身体了
《家事法庭》
88% Match
我早就已经透支了我的身体了
wǒ zǎo jiù yǐ jīng tòu zhī le wǒ de shēn tǐ le

“I've been pushing my body to its limits for a long time now.”

都已经是枯枝烂叶了
《御赐小仵作》
88% Match
都已经是枯枝烂叶了
dōu yǐ jīng shì kū zhī làn yè le

“is all dead branches.”

他早就已经灰飞烟灭了
《白日提灯​》
88% Match
他早就已经灰飞烟灭了
tā zǎo jiù yǐ jīng huī fēi yān miè le

“He was annihilated long ago.”

必将生灵涂炭
《佳偶天成》
80% Match
必将生灵涂炭
bì jiāng shēng líng tú tàn

“will surely be plunged into misery and suffering.”

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