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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E8 (02:19) HSK 6
wèi le zuò xì bǎ zì jǐ yě gěi zhé jìn qù

为了做戏 把自己也给折进去

“To sell the act, you got yourself into danger.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 02:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xì de shàng bàn chǎng kě hái mǎn yì

这戏的上半场可还满意

“were you satisfied with the first half?”

wèi le zuò xì bǎ zì jǐ yě gěi zhé jìn qù CURRENT FOCUS

为了 做戏 把 自己 也给 折进去

“To sell the act, you got yourself into danger.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè dí què shì chū rén yì liào

“This is truly unexpected.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MOCKING ANALYSIS
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really overdid it—look how you dragged yourself down just to make the act convincing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bitter Deception (Ku Rou Ji)

In Chinese strategic culture, harming oneself to gain an enemy's trust or make a ruse believable is a known stratagem, but it often invites cynical awe or mockery from observers.

INTENT TAGS: #mocking #analyzing_folly #sarcasm #strategic_commentary
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
为了做戏 SPOKEN CHUNK

in order to put on an act or stage a deception

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe disingenuous actions aimed at fooling onlookers.

折进去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get entangled, ruined, or sacrificed in the process

A highly colloquial Northern expression used when an endeavor results in unexpected personal loss or entrapment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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