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《Born with Luck》 S1·E4 (04:28) HSK 6
fǒu zé jiù suàn shì dà tān guān

否则就算是大贪官

“Otherwise, even if the person is a big corrupt official,”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 04:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gàn guò yī xiē nián shù

干过一些年数

“for a number of years.”

fǒu zé jiù suàn shì dà tān guān CURRENT FOCUS

否则 就算是 大贪官

“Otherwise, even if the person is a big corrupt official,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shí jiān yǒu xiàn

时间有限

“with limited time,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EMPHASIZING AND LIMITING
Tone: SERIOUS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Even if we're dealing with a major corrupt official, we must stick to the strict deadline, so we need to act fast.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Major Corrupt Officials and Anti-Corruption Time Limits

Reflects the context of the rule of law and disciplinary inspection and supervision in contemporary China. When interrogating or investigating corruption cases, investigators must secure evidence within strict statutory time limits, highlighting the rigorous procedural nature of anti-corruption work.

INTENT TAGS: #disciplinary constraint #urgent urging #anti-corruption interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if / even supposing

Expresses a concessive hypothesis, commonly used to introduce an extreme or exceptional scenario, followed by a restriction or contrast.

大贪官 SPOKEN CHUNK

massively corrupt official

A colloquial term referring to a public official involved in particularly egregious, large-scale corruption or embezzlement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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