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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18 (22:15) HSK 7
yǎn xià yào xiān zhǎo dào tā shā qīng yún de qíng yóu

眼下要先找到他杀清筠的情由

“For now, we need to find his motive for killing Qing Yun.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 22:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā ruò xiǎng shā rén yǒu de shì bàn fǎ xiāo chú hén jì

“If he wants to kill someone, he'd have plenty of ways to cover his tracks.”

yǎn xià yào xiān zhǎo dào tā shā qīng yún de qíng yóu CURRENT FOCUS

眼下 要先 找到他 杀清筠的 情由

“For now, we need to find his motive for killing Qing Yun.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě zhè shì qíng pà shì yě méi yǒu nà me jiǎn dān

“But I'm afraid it's not that simple.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING PLAN
Tone: FOCUSED
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Motive in Traditional Jurisprudence

In traditional Chinese investigative narratives, establishing the human reason ('qingyou') is paramount when physical clues are deliberately obscured.

INTENT TAGS: #prioritizing #investigating #strategizing #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
眼下 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the present moment; right now

Commonly used to pivot focus to the most urgent task at hand.

情由 SPOKEN CHUNK

motive; underlying reason

A semi-formal or historical term commonly used for reasons or motives behind an offense or action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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