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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E20 (06:28) HSK 4
yuán lái shì nǐ fàng de huǒ

原来是你放的火

“So you set the fire.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 06:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái bù zhāo ma

“are you still refusing to confess?”

yuán lái shì nǐ fàng de huǒ CURRENT FOCUS

原来是你放的火

“So you set the fire.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dí rén jié

狄仁杰

“Di Renjie.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REVEALING TRUTH
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Detective Confrontation (Gong'an Convention)

In traditional Chinese detective narratives like Judge Dee stories, the climax hinges on the investigator verbally unmasking the culprit's concealed guilt before enforcing justice.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #realization #unmasking #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
原来是 SPOKEN CHUNK

so it turns out to be

Used when suddenly discovering or realizing the true identity of a person or the cause of an event.

放火 SPOKEN CHUNK

to set fire; commit arson

A verb-object phrase meaning to commit arson, often split by particles or modifiers in spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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