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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (34:03) HSK 6
suǒ yǐ nǐ qǐ chū jiē jìn tā

所以你起初接近他

“So, you initially got close to him”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 34:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí zhōng dà yǒu yǐn huàn

“created significant hidden dangers.”

suǒ yǐ nǐ qǐ chū jiē jìn tā CURRENT FOCUS

所以你起初接近他

“So, you initially got close to him”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ shì wèi le tàn tīng xū shí

“just to gather information?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING MOTIVE
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You didn't actually trust him; you had an agenda all along.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Probing Real Intentions (探心)

In historical and investigative dramas, framing questions around initial motives is a common tactic to expose political alliances or undercover schemes.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #interrogation #clarification #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
起初 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the beginning; initially

Use this formal or semi-formal adverb to establish the starting phase of an evolving situation.

接近 SPOKEN CHUNK

to approach; to get close to someone

Often used when deliberately getting close to someone for a specific objective or purpose.

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1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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