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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E2 (08:03) HSK 7
bù zhí dé nǐ yī mìng dǐ yī mìng

不值得你一命抵一命

“It's not worth trading your life for his.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 08:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā de mìng jiù bú shì mìng

他的命就不是命

“Is his life not a life?”

bù zhí dé nǐ yī mìng dǐ yī mìng CURRENT FOCUS

不值得 你 一命抵一命

“It's not worth trading your life for his.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shá yì si nǐ yào qiāng bì wǒ

“What do you mean? Are you going to shoot me?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DISSUADING RECKLESSNESS
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your life is worth far more than that scoundrel's; do not throw your future away just to kill him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Disproportionate Sacrifice

Chinese pragmatics often uses comparison of personal worth to stop rash revenge, reminding the person that a valuable life should not be wasted on a worthless culprit.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuading #protecting #assessing_value #de-escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一命抵一命 SPOKEN CHUNK

a life for a life; an eye for an eye

Used when talking about capital punishment, blood retribution, or sacrificing oneself to avenge someone else.

不值得 SPOKEN CHUNK

not worth it

Frequently used to dissuade someone from an emotional or disproportionately costly course of action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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