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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E12 (41:04) HSK 7
rú jīn wǒ men yǔ chóng jūn dà zhàn zài jí zhèng shì yòng rén zhī jì

如今我们与崇军 大战在即 正是用人之际

“we'll have a major battle against Chong troops and we need talents.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 41:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu shì yāo xié chī rén chī rén dōu shì yāo xié duàn jiāng jūn

都是妖邪 吃人 吃人 都是妖邪 段将军

“So many evil spirits. They eat people. Evil spirits. General Duan,”

rú jīn wǒ men yǔ chóng jūn dà zhàn zài jí zhèng shì yòng rén zhī jì CURRENT FOCUS

如今我们与崇军 大战在即 正是 用人之际

“we'll have a major battle against Chong troops and we need talents.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì dāng tóng xīn xié lì gòng yù wài dí

“We must make concerted efforts to fight our enemies.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: APPEALING TO DUTY
Tone: COMMANDING
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop panicking over superstition; we need all the fighters we can get right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Military Realism

In Chinese historical statecraft, internal ideological purity or moral panic is frequently subordinated to the overarching necessity of defense against external existential threats.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #unification #urgency #rationalizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
大战在即 SPOKEN CHUNK

imminent major battle

A four-character idiom used to describe an impending major conflict or high-stakes challenge.

用人之际 SPOKEN CHUNK

time when talent/manpower is critically needed

Commonly used in formal or leadership contexts when personnel shortages make every capable person valuable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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