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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E14 (35:44) HSK 4
lián wèi sī yuán jiàn dào tā dōu yào rào dào ér xíng

连魏思源见到他都要绕道而行

“Even Wei Siyuan takes a detour when he sees him.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 35:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuì ài miàn zi

最爱面子

“and cares most about his reputation.”

lián wèi sī yuán jiàn dào tā dōu yào rào dào ér xíng CURRENT FOCUS

连 魏思源 见到 他 都要 绕道而行

“Even Wei Siyuan takes a detour when he sees him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí gè gāng shàng rèn de jīng lǐ

一个刚上任的经理

“A newly appointed manager,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EMPHASIZING POWER
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: AWE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If even a powerful person like Wei stays away from him, you definitely shouldn't mess with him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Direct Confrontation (规避锋芒)

Steering clear of difficult or overly face-sensitive figures is a common survival strategy in Chinese organizational politics to avoid mutual humiliation.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #illustrating #caution #assessing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
绕道而行 SPOKEN CHUNK

to steer clear of; to take a detour to avoid someone

Often used metaphorically to describe actively avoiding conflict or an intimidating, troublesome person.

连……都要…… SPOKEN CHUNK

even [subject] has to [do action]

A comparative construction used to highlight an extreme case to prove a point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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