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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E24 (08:23) HSK 4
zhèn shēng yào jiàn rén sǐ yào jiàn shī

朕生要见人 死要见尸

“to find him or his body!”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 08:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lì kè dài rén qù nán yuàn sōu xún bì yào zhǎo dào běi dài tài zi yī yè qī xiàn

立刻带人去南苑搜寻 必要找到北代太子 一夜期限

“Take a team and search the Southern Court right away. You must find the Beidai Crown Prince. You have one night”

zhèn shēng yào jiàn rén sǐ yào jiàn shī CURRENT FOCUS

朕生要见人 死要见尸

“to find him or his body!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ISSUING STRICT COMMAND
Tone: IMPERIOUS
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Failure is not an option; find him no matter what.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Prerogative (朕)

'朕' (Zhèn) is the exclusive imperial first-person pronoun reserved strictly for the reigning emperor from the Qin Dynasty onward.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #commanding #urgency #absolutism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
生要见人,死要见尸 SPOKEN CHUNK

alive or dead, the person must be found

A common fixed set-phrase expressing absolute determination to track someone down without accepting missing status.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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