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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19 (06:09) HSK 7
cǐ bìng zhèng nǎi shì yǔ shēng jù lái de

此病症乃是与生俱来的

“This condition is congenital.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E19
TIMECODE: 06:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì shēn huàn jù hén zhèng zhī rén de biǎo xiàn

这是身患巨痕症之人的表现

“This is a sign of severe scarring disorder.”

cǐ bìng zhèng nǎi shì yǔ shēng jù lái de CURRENT FOCUS

此病症乃 是 与生俱来 的

“This condition is congenital.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ruò shì shāo yǒu jī fū sǔn shāng

若是稍有肌肤损伤

“Even minor skin injury,”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: MEDICAL EXPLANATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Forensic Medicine (仵作之术)

Ancient Chinese inquest practices relied heavily on deep clinical observation of bodily marks and congenital anomalies to decipher clues about identity and cause of death.

INTENT TAGS: #diagnosing #explaining #clarifying #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
与生俱来 SPOKEN CHUNK

innate; inborn; congenital

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) describing traits, talents, or conditions that one is born with.

乃是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is indeed; is precisely (archaic/formal copula)

A classical equivalent of '就是' or '是', common in formal explanations and historical period speech.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the '乃是...的' construction to assert categorical factual certainty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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