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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E7 (03:02) HSK 3
nà wǒ kě yǐ guāng míng zhèng dà dì xíng kān yàn zhī shì le

那我可以光明正大地 行勘验之事了

“Does it mean I can legally perform autopsies?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 03:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhèng shì qǐng wǒ

正式请我

“I'm officially invited?”

nà wǒ kě yǐ guāng míng zhèng dà dì xíng kān yàn zhī shì le CURRENT FOCUS

那我可以 光明正大 地 行勘验之事了

“Does it mean I can legally perform autopsies?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng rán

当然

“Of course.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: CONFIDENT
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Finally, I can investigate properly without anyone getting in my way.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Legitimacy and Mingzheng Yanshun (名正言顺)

In Chinese culture, having proper authority and official title ('名正言顺') is paramount before undertaking serious or sensitive responsibilities.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming_status #asserting_legitimacy #expressing_relief #readiness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
光明正大 SPOKEN CHUNK

open and aboveboard; honorable

A common four-character idiom describing actions done openly, legitimately, and without stealth.

勘验之事 SPOKEN CHUNK

matters of forensic inspection or investigation

A classical/formal collocation suitable for legal, detective, or historical investigation contexts.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals a change of state, indicating that open action has now become possible.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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