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《Vanished Name》 S1·E27 (37:58) HSK 7
zì shǒu zhì shǎo kě yǐ jiǎn qīng zuì xíng

自首 至少可以减轻罪行

“surrendering may reduce your sentence.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 37:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bú yào zì shǒu rú guǒ nǐ zhēn de bù xiǎng sǐ

“I don't want to be executed. I don't want to surrender. If you really don't want to die,”

zì shǒu zhì shǎo kě yǐ jiǎn qīng zuì xíng CURRENT FOCUS

自首 至少可以 减轻罪行

“surrendering may reduce your sentence.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái yǒu zhòng lái de jī huì

还有重来的机会

“You can still start over.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Running won't solve this; your only chance of survival is turning yourself in.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leniency for Confession (坦白从宽)

Chinese criminal jurisprudence places significant cultural and procedural emphasis on voluntary surrender (自首) as a primary justification for mitigation.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #legal_advice #mitigation #plea
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自首 SPOKEN CHUNK

to surrender to the police; turn oneself in

The standard legal and everyday term for voluntary surrender after committing an offense.

减轻罪行 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lessen criminal liability; mitigate penalty

Common legal collocation referring to reducing sentencing severity through cooperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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