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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12 (27:45) HSK 6
dāng chū jiù yīng gāi bǎ tā yì qǐ chú diào

当初就应该把他一起除掉

“We should have eliminated him too.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 27:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mù yáng hóu tā zhè shì xué wǒ

穆阳侯他这是学我

“Mo Xiuyao is just copying us.”

dāng chū jiù yīng gāi bǎ tā yì qǐ chú diào CURRENT FOCUS

当初 就应该 把他 一起 除掉

“We should have eliminated him too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chén yǐ zuò le bàn shǎng

臣已坐了半晌

“I've been here for a while.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: RUTHLESS
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Leaving him alive was a fatal mistake that is coming back to haunt me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Cutting Weeds at the Roots (Zhan Cao Chu Gen)

A core political philosophy in Chinese dynastic statecraft dictating that political rivals must be eradicated completely to eliminate future vengeance.

INTENT TAGS: #ruthlessness #political_regret #venting #hostility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当初就应该 SPOKEN CHUNK

should have done it back then

Commonly used to voice retrospective regret or point out a missed preventive opportunity.

除掉 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get rid of / to eliminate

A euphemistic yet decisive verb frequently used for political assassination or removal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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