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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E28 (26:57) HSK 7
kě yǐ bèi xī shēng de qí zi

可以被牺牲的棋子

“you could sacrifice.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E28
TIMECODE: 26:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN běn wáng yě chéng wéi le nǐ shǒu zhōng

“myself to become a pawn”

kě yǐ bèi xī shēng de qí zi CURRENT FOCUS

可以 被 牺牲 的 棋子

“you could sacrifice.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō dào dǐ cǐ shì

“After all,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You completely betrayed my trust and treated me like disposable trash.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pawns in Political Scheming (走狗与棋子)

Chinese political drama often centers around the tension between genuine loyalty and the cold reality of being a disposable pawn in grand power struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #resentment #confrontation #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
棋子 SPOKEN CHUNK

chess piece; pawn (metaphor)

Extensively used metaphorically in spoken and written Chinese to refer to someone manipulated by powerful forces.

牺牲 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sacrifice; to be discarded

Can be used as a verb or noun for giving up something valuable or treating people as disposable casualties.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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