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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E16 (03:44) HSK 1
dōu shì nǐ de zhàng yǎn fǎ duì ba

都是你的障眼法对吧

“all of this was just a diversion, am I right?”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E16
TIMECODE: 03:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hú zi

胡子

“and your mustache,”

dōu shì nǐ de zhàng yǎn fǎ duì ba CURRENT FOCUS

都是你的 障眼法 对吧

“all of this was just a diversion, am I right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù nián de shí hòu

去年的时候

“Last year, there was”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPOSING DECEPTION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You thought you could trick me, but I have already seen through your little game.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeing Through Pretense

Calling out someone's '障眼法' marks a dramatic turning point in Chinese deductive or investigative narratives, shifting power back to the interrogator.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #seeking_confirmation #deduction #unmasking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
障眼法 SPOKEN CHUNK

optical illusion, cover-up, or diversionary tactic

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe an intentional distraction meant to mislead others.

对吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

right?, isn't that so?

A conversational tag question used at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation from the interlocutor.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion into a tag question that solicits confirmation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
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