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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1 (11:02) HSK 2
zhěng rì chuān zhe wǔ zuò de yī fú

整日穿着仵作的衣服

“She spends her days in coroner's clothes,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1
TIMECODE: 11:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ān jùn wáng fēi shì gè qí rén

“Commandery Princess Consort An is extraordinary.”

zhěng rì chuān zhe wǔ zuò de yī fú CURRENT FOCUS

整日穿着仵作的衣服

“She spends her days in coroner's clothes,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǎng shī tǐ duī ér lǐ zhā

往尸体堆儿里扎

“digging among corpses.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ELABORATING DESCRIPTION
Tone: GOSSIPY
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ancient Social Stigma against Coroners (Wu Zuo)

In imperial China, coroners belonged to a low social caste due to taboo contact with dead bodies; a noblewoman performing autopsies violates every societal norm.

INTENT TAGS: #elaborating #describing #gossiping #characterizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
整日 SPOKEN CHUNK

all day long; the entire day

A slightly formal or literary alternative to '整天', commonly used in narratives or historical dramas.

仵作 SPOKEN CHUNK

coroner; forensic examiner in ancient China

A specific historical term for an autopsy examiner or mortuary investigator.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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