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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E27 (21:13) HSK 4
jù lí wǒ jūn jǐn yǒu shí lǐ zhī yáo

距离我军仅有十里之遥

“only ten li away from our forces!”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E27
TIMECODE: 21:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà táng dà jūn zhù zhā biān jìng

大唐大军驻扎边境

“The Great Tang army is stationed at the border,”

jù lí wǒ jūn jǐn yǒu shí lǐ zhī yáo CURRENT FOCUS

距离我军仅有十里之遥

“only ten li away from our forces!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qī rén tài shèn

欺人太甚

“They're too much!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are right on our doorstep and ready to strike.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Measurement Units (Li)

A traditional Chinese unit of distance roughly equal to 500 meters; in military records, '十里' implies troops are within striking marching distance.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reporting #military_alert #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
距离……仅有 SPOKEN CHUNK

only a distance of ... from

Used in formal reports or written narratives to emphasize dangerously or surprisingly short physical distances.

十里之遥 SPOKEN CHUNK

ten li away (approx. 5 kilometers)

A classical four-character spatial idiom emphasizing distance or proximity in historical or literary contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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