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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (17:21) HSK 7
zài zhú zi fēng zhǎng de shí jié lǐ

在竹子疯长的时节里

“During the season when bamboo grows wildly,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 17:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi cuò

没错

“Exactly.”

zài zhú zi fēng zhǎng de shí jié lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

在竹子疯长的时节里

“During the season when bamboo grows wildly,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men ǒu ěr yě néng kàn dào

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SETTING CONTEXT
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Nature Metaphors in Chinese Reasoning

Speakers often frame explanations or philosophical deductions through natural phenomena, like seasonal plant cycles, before delivering core arguments.

INTENT TAGS: #narration #analogy #framing #describing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
疯长 SPOKEN CHUNK

to grow wildly or proliferate rapidly

Used colloquially to describe vegetation, prices, or thoughts expanding at an unusually rapid pace.

时节 SPOKEN CHUNK

season or specific time of year

More literary and evocative than the neutral word for season (季节).

Modal Particle「里」 (li) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a temporal postposition anchoring the action within that specific seasonal timeframe.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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