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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9 (22:38) HSK 3
tā shì yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn gàn chū lái de

他是一步一个脚印 干出来的

“Step by step, he earned it through hard work.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 22:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu qún zhòng de zhī chí

还有群众的支持

“and the support of the people.”

tā shì yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn gàn chū lái de CURRENT FOCUS

他是 一步一个脚印 干 出来 的

“Step by step, he earned it through hard work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shū jì

书记

“Party Secretary,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PRAISING MERIT
Tone: APPROVING
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Meritocracy (Shi Gan)

Chinese workplace and political culture places high moral and professional value on tangible, grounded labor over theoretical skill or speculation.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #validation #affirmation #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一步一个脚印 SPOKEN CHUNK

step by step; steady and thorough

A highly common idiomatic chunk used to describe someone who works honestly without taking shortcuts.

干出来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

achieved through sheer hard work

Used to stress that success comes from practical execution rather than luck, connections, or empty talk.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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