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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E24 (36:20) HSK 5
nǐ céng jīng yě shòu guò yòng xíng de kǔ

你曾经也受过用刑的苦

“You once suffered torture.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E24
TIMECODE: 36:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì tā

就是它

“This is it.”

nǐ céng jīng yě shòu guò yòng xíng de kǔ CURRENT FOCUS

你 曾经也 受过用刑的苦

“You once suffered torture.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi hé hái yào bǎ zhè xiē tòng kǔ

为何还要把这些痛苦

“Why then inflict that same pain”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: APPEALING TO EMPATHY
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know how terrible torture is, so how can you bear to inflict it on someone else?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Empathy and Shared Suffering

Rooted in the Confucian golden rule ('Do not do unto others what you do not want done to yourself'), reminding someone of their past wounds is a moral plea to halt reciprocal cruelty.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #empathy #moral appeal #reminder
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
受过...的苦 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have endured the hardship/pain of...

A fixed structure used to highlight past suffering, often to evoke sympathy or shared understanding.

用刑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to inflict torture; to apply corporal punishment

Commonly used in historical, legal, or investigative settings referring to physical interrogation methods.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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