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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (11:55) HSK 5
zhī hòu jiù bèi sān fǎ sī gěi zhuā le

之后就被三法司给抓了

“Later, I was arrested by the Three Judicial Offices.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 11:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qī jiān yě jiàn guò gāo dà rén jǐ cì

期间也见过高大人几次

“I met Lord Gao a few times while I was there.”

zhī hòu jiù bèi sān fǎ sī gěi zhuā le CURRENT FOCUS

之后就被三法司给抓了

“Later, I was arrested by the Three Judicial Offices.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men pà gāo dà rén pài rén lái jiù wǒ

“They were afraid Lord Gao would send someone to rescue me,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: NARRATING PAST EVENTS
Tone: NARRATIVE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: San Fasi (Three Judicial Offices)

In Imperial China, the Three Judicial Offices jointly handled capital cases and major political crimes to balance power and ensure imperial oversight.

INTENT TAGS: #testimony #recounting #narration #background_reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
三法司 SPOKEN CHUNK

Three Judicial Offices (in imperial China)

A historical term referring to the trio of supreme judicial institutions responsible for major trials and imperial investigations.

之后就 SPOKEN CHUNK

right after that; and then

A common transitional spoken chunk to indicate the immediate next sequential event.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an event (the arrest) and a change of status to being in custody.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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