I was promised in marriage to a Chinese prince (like in one of those fantasy dramas in China) and I did not want to marry him.
So I kept jumping down from high places (there was modern hip-hop music in the background for some reason) but every time I jumped down from somewhere, I lost 10 years of my life and did not die immediately, like I wanted.
The prince also kept chasing me around to catch me but he never succeeded.
At the end, I needed to jump one last time to actually die and escape the prince forever. But the moment I jumped, I woke up. I could still remember the background hip-hop music up to 10 minutes after waking up.
I am not Chinese, by the way.
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50+ fundamental crime, suspense, & mystery Cdrama vocab words
I'm currently watching 《模仿犯》, so I was inspired to put together this list of essential vocab for 犯罪剧/悬疑剧/推理剧. I tend to gravitate towards dramas that fall into these genres.
I've sorted the words into categories. These were determined by vibes only. Definitions are adapted from MDBG, my loyal companion for nearly 10 years.
The Case
案子 ànzi - case / law case / legal case / judicial case
案件 ànjiàn - case / instance
办案 bàn'àn - to handle a case
破案 pò'àn - to solve a case
报案 bào'àn - to report a case to the authorities
命案 mìng'àn - homicide case / murder case
作案 zuò'àn - to commit a crime
现场 xiànchǎng - the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site
证据 zhèngjù - evidence / proof / testimony
真相 zhēnxiàng - the truth about sth / the actual facts
The Investigation
厘清 líqīng - to clarify (the facts) / clarification
线索 xiànsuǒ - trail / clues / thread (of a story)
细节 xìjié - details / particulars
痕迹 hénjì - vestige / mark / trace
追踪 zhuīzōng - to follow a trail / to trace / to pursue
追问 zhuīwèn - to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
排除 páichú - to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out
嫌疑 xiányí - suspicion / to have suspicions
怀疑 huáiyí - to doubt (sth) / to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts / to harbor suspicions / to suspect that
跟踪 gēnzōng - to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking
不对劲 búduìjìn - fishy / wrong / not right
隐瞒 yǐnmán - to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth
The Victim
被害者 bèihàizhě - victim (of a wounding or murder)
受害者 shòuhàizhě - casualty / victim / those injured and wounded
幸存者 xìngcúnzhě - survivor
失踪 shīzōng - to be missing / to disappear / unaccounted for
消失 xiāoshī - to disappear / to fade away
绑架 bǎngjià - to kidnap / to abduct / to hijack / a kidnapping abduction / staking
遗体 yítǐ - remains (of a dead person)
尸体 shītǐ - dead body / corpse / carcass
拯救 zhěngjiù - to save / to rescue
寻人启事 xúnrénqǐshì - missing persons notice
The Perpetrator
嫌疑犯 xiányífàn - a suspect
嫌疑人 xiányírén - a suspect
歹徒 dǎitú - evildoer / malefactor / gangster / hoodlum
凶手 xiōngshǒu - murderer / assassin
一伙儿的 yìhuǒrde - in on it together
开枪 kāiqiāng - to open fire / to shoot a gun
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐguǐsuìsuì - sneaky / secretive / furtive
可疑 kěyí - suspicious / dubious
认罪 rènzuì - to admit guilt / to plead guilty
自首 zìshǒu - to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)
下落 xiàluò - whereabouts / to drop / to fall
动机 dòngjī - motive / motivation
犯罪 fànzuì - to commit a crime / crime / offense
The Police
报警 bàojǐng - to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police
警察 jǐngchá - police / police officer
警方 jǐngfāng - police
警官 jǐngguān - constable / police officer
刑警 xíngjǐng - criminal police (abbr. for 刑事警察)
被捕 bèibǔ - to be arrested / under arrest
包围 bāowéi - to surround / to encircle / to hem in
监控 jiānkòng - to monitor
检查 jiǎnchá - inspection / to examine / to inspect
调查 diàochá - investigation / inquiry / to investigate
排查 páichá - to inspect / to investigate one by one
质问 zhìwèn - to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
前科 qiánkē - criminal record / previous convictions
Bonus: Here's a list of dramas I have seen/am watching in these categories:
《想见你》 Someday or One Day
《开端》 Reset
《消失的孩子》 The Disappearing Child
《她和她的她》 Shards of Her
《镇魂》 Guardian
《模仿犯》 Copycat Killer
《不良执念清除师》 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble
Now go forth and enjoy some more dramas! I'm a slow watcher, so I add new shows to my watch list faster than I can finish them.
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