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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E21 (17:18) HSK 4
bú shì fāng cái dà rén mìng rén jiāng shī shēn lā zǒu ma

不是方才大人命人 将尸身拉走吗

“Capital Prefect, didn't you just order the bodies to be taken away?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 17:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà sān wèi sǐ zhě de shī shēn ne shī shēn

“Where are the three victims' bodies? Their bodies?”

bú shì fāng cái dà rén mìng rén jiāng shī shēn lā zǒu ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是 方才大人命人 将尸身拉走 吗

“Capital Prefect, didn't you just order the bodies to be taken away?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN běn guān cóng wèi xià guò cǐ mìng a

“I never gave that order.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING CONFUSION
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, didn't you just give that order yourself? Something is terribly wrong.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Official Hierarchy (Daren)

'Daren' was the standard respectful address for magistrates and high-ranking officials in imperial China, emphasizing strict hierarchical reporting.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #confusion #inquiry #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
方才 SPOKEN CHUNK

just now; a moment ago

A formal, literary, or period-appropriate synonym for '刚才'.

命人 SPOKEN CHUNK

order someone to

Common in historical registers to express a superior ordering subordinates to perform a task.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical or confirmation-seeking question expressing bewilderment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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