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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E12 (29:20) HSK 7
yǒu rén zài tā de yào lǐ dòng le shǒu jiǎo

有人在他的药里动了手脚

“someone tampered with his medicine.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E12
TIMECODE: 29:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chú fēi

除非

“Unless”

yǒu rén zài tā de yào lǐ dòng le shǒu jiǎo CURRENT FOCUS

有人 在 他 的 药里 动了手脚

“someone tampered with his medicine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì tā de tiē shēn yī wù shàng

可是他的贴身衣物上

“Yet on his underclothes,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: HYPOTHESIZING
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Poisoning via Decoctions in Historical Intrigue

In Chinese historical mysteries, herbal decoctions prepared over long hours are a standard plot device for covert assassination and tampering.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #accusation #investigation #foul_play
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
动手脚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tamper with; to rig or play dirty tricks

A highly common colloquial idiom used when suspecting illicit foul play, sabotage, or fraudulent alteration.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an action, indicating that the tampering has already taken place.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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