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《COURT!》 S1·E12 (06:52) HSK 7
jiù xiàng shì nà ge màn xìng zhòng dú bìng rén yī yàng

就像是那个慢性中毒病人一样

“Like he was being slowly poisoned.”

《COURT!》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 06:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo shì hēi qū qū de

老是黑黢黢的

“was always so dark.”

jiù xiàng shì nà ge màn xìng zhòng dú bìng rén yī yàng CURRENT FOCUS

就像 是 那个 慢性 中毒 病人 一样

“Like he was being slowly poisoned.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo yé zi

老爷子

“Sir,”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: VIVID DESCRIPTION
Tone: EXAGGERATED
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He looks terribly ill and his condition is genuinely alarming.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Observation of Complexion (Wang Se)

In traditional Chinese wellness and medicine, a dark or dull complexion (heiququ) is seen as an outward manifestation of deep internal pathology, prompting vivid medical metaphors among family members.

INTENT TAGS: #simile #health_concern #vivid_description #exaggeration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就像是……一样 SPOKEN CHUNK

just like; as if

A fundamental comparative pattern used in spoken Chinese to introduce vivid metaphors or similes.

慢性中毒 SPOKEN CHUNK

chronic poisoning

A formal medical collocation frequently applied metaphorically in speech to describe long-term, subtle deterioration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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