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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E27 (03:30) HSK 7
xiōng shǒu diào chá qīng chǔ zhī qián

凶手调查清楚之前

“Second Prince, you may not leave”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E27
TIMECODE: 03:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì nǐ shā de ba

是你杀的吧

“You murdered him, didn't you?”

xiōng shǒu diào chá qīng chǔ zhī qián CURRENT FOCUS

凶手调查清楚之前

“Second Prince, you may not leave”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr wáng zǐ zàn shí bù néng lí kāi

“until the investigation is over.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SETTING CONDITIONS
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are our prime suspect, and you are not going anywhere until I say so.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Restraint in High-Stakes Accusations

In imperial or political disputes, officials use strictly procedural, neutral phrasing rather than raw anger to exercise power and detain royalty legitimately.

INTENT TAGS: #restraint #prerequisite #detention #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
调查清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to investigate thoroughly and clarify

A very common verb-resultative complement used when demanding or describing complete factual clarity.

……之前 SPOKEN CHUNK

before ...

Placed after a clause to set a time boundary or conditional prerequisite.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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