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《River Sunset》 S1·E14 (35:28) HSK 4
huó yào jiàn rén sǐ yào jiàn shī

活要见人死要见屍

“We must find him, alive or dead.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 35:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiāo gěi shǒu bèi duì jì xù sōu xún

交给守备队继续搜寻

“Leave it to the garrison to continue searching.”

huó yào jiàn rén sǐ yào jiàn shī CURRENT FOCUS

活要见人死要见屍

“We must find him, alive or dead.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái yǒu duì yú yè jiā

还有对於叶家

“Also, regarding the Ye family,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: GIVING ORDERS
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Absolute Closure in Pursuits

This classic idiom underscores an unyielding mission where uncertainty will not be tolerated under any circumstance.

INTENT TAGS: #demanding_results #resolution #commanding #relentlessness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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

must be found dead or alive

A traditional Chinese idiom used when demanding the absolute recovery or accounting of a missing person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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