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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (32:31) HSK 5
shì chuán shū jí cuī liǔ cì shǐ huí jiāo zhōu

是传书急催柳刺史回交州

“The person who sent the urgent letter summoning Prefect Liu back,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 32:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì shuō

你是说

“You mean...”

shì chuán shū jí cuī liǔ cì shǐ huí jiāo zhōu CURRENT FOCUS

是传书急催柳刺史回交州

“The person who sent the urgent letter summoning Prefect Liu back,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi tā zhǔn bèi le shēng qián zuì hòu yī dào fàn cài de

“who prepared the very last meal he ate.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: IDENTIFYING SUSPECT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look closely at the person who hurried him back—they clearly lured him into a trap.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Officialdom and Regional Posts

Prefects (刺史, Cishi) were regional governors whose movements were strictly governed by official summons; manipulating these travels often formed the core of political conspiracies.

INTENT TAGS: #pointing_out_suspect #timeline_reconstruction #suspicion #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
传书 SPOKEN CHUNK

send a letter / dispatch written messages

A literary and historical term for sending correspondence or official missives.

急催 SPOKEN CHUNK

urgently urge / hasten someone to do something

Expresses high urgency and relentless prompting.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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