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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10 (15:06) HSK 5
wǒ yě néng yào le nǐ de mìng

我也能要了你的命

“I can still take your life,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E10
TIMECODE: 15:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fǒu zé jiù suàn nǐ chū le jiào fāng

否则就算你出了教坊

“Otherwise, even if you leave the Music Office,”

wǒ yě néng yào le nǐ de mìng CURRENT FOCUS

我 也能 要了你的命

“I can still take your life,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé xiǎo tū lǘ de mìng

和小秃驴的命

“along with that little monk's.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ISSUING THREAT
Tone: MENACING
Emotion: HOSTILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not fool yourself into thinking you are out of my reach; I can destroy you whenever I please.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Absolute Coercion and Despotic Power

Reflects the ruthless power dynamics in historical authoritarian settings, where powerful figures wielded life-and-death mastery regardless of formal emancipation.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #death_threat #domination #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要了你的命 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take your life / kill you

An aggressive, highly intimidating idiom used to deliver visceral threats of death or severe torment.

我也能 SPOKEN CHUNK

I can still / I will nevertheless be able to

Used contrastively after a concession clause to show that changing circumstances will not weaken one's power.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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