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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10 (03:21) HSK 3
shì qíng bú shì yǐ jīng chá chū lái le ma

事情不是已经查出来了吗

“Hasn't the case already been solved?”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10
TIMECODE: 03:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cháng cháng ba

尝尝吧

“Have one.”

shì qíng bú shì yǐ jīng chá chū lái le ma CURRENT FOCUS

事情 不是已经 查出来了 吗

“Hasn't the case already been solved?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiōng shǒu cáng dé zài hǎo

凶手藏得再好

“No matter how well the killer hides,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: QUESTIONING PREMISE
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I thought this case was closed; why are we still digging into it?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Confirmation

Framing an inquiry with '不是……了吗' conveys strong expectation that the premise was already common knowledge.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #challenging #seeking_confirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
查出来 SPOKEN CHUNK

find out through investigation; uncover

A resultative complement structure widely used when an inquiry yields clear facts or culprits.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the negative statement into a rhetorical question to seek confirmation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed state or change of status regarding the investigation.

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2 EXPR · 13 GRAMMAR
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