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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (18:57) HSK 5
suǒ yǐ qíng jí zhī xià

所以情急之下

“So you sought to”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21
TIMECODE: 18:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǔ dà táng guān yuán zhòng dú yī àn yǒu guān

“was connected to the poisonings of Great Tang officials.”

suǒ yǐ qíng jí zhī xià CURRENT FOCUS

所以 情急之下

“So you sought to”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng yào shā rén miè kǒu

“silence witnesses.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Narrative Deductive Flow in Historical Drama

Historical court dramas frequently employ formal transitional idioms like '情急之下' to heighten narrative tension during criminal deductions.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #motive_analysis #investigation #reasoning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
情急之下 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a moment of desperation; driven by panic

A very common four-character idiom used to describe actions taken impulsively out of extreme urgency or panic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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