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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (16:59) HSK 7
tā men zhēn shì bèi shān fěi suǒ shā

他们真是被山匪所杀

“Were they really killed by bandits?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 16:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài qù sǐ ne

再去死呢

“before dying?”

tā men zhēn shì bèi shān fěi suǒ shā CURRENT FOCUS

他们 真是 被山匪所杀

“Were they really killed by bandits?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ dà rén

李大人

“Lord Li,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INSISTING TRUTH
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have to believe me, bandits really killed them, not me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Official Accountability in Imperial China

In historical settings, reporting deaths caused by outlaws versus internal treason carried vastly different judicial punishments for officials involved.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #clarifying #pleading #asserting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
被……所杀 SPOKEN CHUNK

killed by ...

A formal and literary passive construction used to denote who committed a killing.

山匪 SPOKEN CHUNK

mountain bandits

A noun frequently encountered in historical and period dramas referring to outlaws.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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