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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E20 (17:10) HSK 4
nà cuī shì kěn dìng shì sǐ zuì

那崔氏肯定是死罪

“Madam Cui undoubtedly faces the death penalty.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 17:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ men kàn a

那你们看啊

“Look at it this way.”

nà cuī shì kěn dìng shì sǐ zuì CURRENT FOCUS

那 崔氏 肯定是死罪

“Madam Cui undoubtedly faces the death penalty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì nà sūn qiān ne

“But what about Sun Qian?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ASSERTING CONVICTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Clan and Dynastic Justice

In traditional or period contexts, referencing an individual by their clan surname (e.g., Cui-shi) highlights family affiliation and shared legal culpability.

INTENT TAGS: #assessment #certainty #judgment #speculation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
肯定是 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely is / bound to be

A highly common spoken construction to express strong certainty or deductive confidence.

死罪 SPOKEN CHUNK

capital crime / death penalty

Used in formal, legal, or historical contexts to denote an offense punishable by execution.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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