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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10 (06:55) HSK 5
bào nà hái zi huí lái shí suǒ yòng de qiǎng bǎo

抱那孩子回来时所用的襁褓

“this is the swaddling cloth he used when he carried the child back.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10
TIMECODE: 06:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì tā zhī qián

这是他之前

“this is the swaddling cloth he used when he carried the child back.”

bào nà hái zi huí lái shí suǒ yòng de qiǎng bǎo CURRENT FOCUS

抱 那孩子 回来 时 所用的 襁褓

“this is the swaddling cloth he used when he carried the child back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà shī kě zēng jì de

大师可曾记得

“Do you recall, Master,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: IDENTIFYING EVIDENCE
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Birth Tokens in Chinese Drama

In traditional Chinese fiction and cinema, embroidered swaddling cloths or jade pendants left with abandoned infants are classic plot devices used decades later to prove noble bloodlines.

INTENT TAGS: #presenting_evidence #seeking_confirmation #investigation #identifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
所用的 SPOKEN CHUNK

that which was used

A formal relative clause marker used before a noun to specify the tool or material utilized for an action.

襁褓 SPOKEN CHUNK

swaddling clothes (for an infant)

A literary word often used metaphorically to mean 'infancy', or literally in historical dramas as a token of a lost child's identity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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