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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10 (21:41) HSK 6
rì zi hái shì yào guò de ma

日子还是要过的嘛

“but life still has to be lived.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10
TIMECODE: 21:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN àn zi shì pò bù wán de

案子是破不完的

“Cases can never all be solved,”

rì zi hái shì yào guò de ma CURRENT FOCUS

日子还是要过的 嘛

“but life still has to be lived.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men shū jiē shàng huí

“Let us pick up where we left off,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: TOPIC TRANSITION AND COMFORT
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: ACCEPTANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's take a break from the cases and enjoy ourselves.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Resilience (Guorizi)

The concept of 'living one's days' reflects a deep-seated Chinese cultural pragmatism where maintaining daily routines and finding small joys take precedence over endless external struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #moving_on #pragmatism #work_life_balance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
日子还是要过的 SPOKEN CHUNK

life still goes on / one still has to live their life

Used to comfort someone or oneself after a setback or during ongoing stress, emphasizing that daily life must continue.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the statement as an obvious, common-sense truth, softening the persuasion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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