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《COURT!》 S1·E8 (22:29) HSK 7
bú shì tōu dào qiǎng jié jiù shì shā rén fàng huǒ

不是偷盗抢劫就是杀人放火

“at the criminal court.”

《COURT!》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 22:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhěng tiān zài xíng tíng kàn dào de

你整天在刑庭看到的

“You always see robbery and murder”

bú shì tōu dào qiǎng jié jiù shì shā rén fàng huǒ CURRENT FOCUS

不是 偷盗 抢劫 就是 杀人放火

“at the criminal court.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì jué chōng jī lì shì bǐ wǒ zhè qiáng

视觉冲击力是比我这强

“The visual impact is stronger than on my side”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ELABORATING
Tone: MATTER_OF_FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Categorization of Judicial Work

Within the Chinese court system, judges in criminal divisions (Xingtíng) deal with shocking violent offenses, often creating a sharp contrast in workload compared to civil mediation judges.

INTENT TAGS: #generalization #elaboration #workplace_banter #description
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不是……就是…… SPOKEN CHUNK

if not... then... / either... or...

A standard correlative structure used to emphasize that choices or situations are limited to a few specific alternatives.

杀人放火 SPOKEN CHUNK

killing and arson / committing atrocious crimes

An idiom frequently used to summarize serious violent crimes in spoken narrative.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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