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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E6 (04:12) HSK 7
wèi le móu qiú zì jǐ de qián chéng ér bù xī wěi qū qī ér

为了谋求自己的前程 而不惜委屈妻儿

“he sacrificed his wife and child for his own ambition.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 04:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN táng táng nán zi

堂堂男子

“As a man,”

wèi le móu qiú zì jǐ de qián chéng ér bù xī wěi qū qī ér CURRENT FOCUS

为了谋求 自己的 前程 而 不惜委屈妻儿

“he sacrificed his wife and child for his own ambition.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cǐ děng mén fēng qǐ néng shì nǐ róng shēn zhī suǒ

“This place was never meant for you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: SCATHING
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“A selfish hypocrite who abandons his family for power will surely betray you too; leave him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Duty vs. Selfish Ambition

In Confucian ethics, a man who fails to protect his wife and children to advance his political career is seen as morally bankrupt and unworthy of respect.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #criticism #moralizing #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
为了谋求 SPOKEN CHUNK

in order to seek / strive for

A formal, literary conjunction-verb pair used when discussing ambitions or calculated goals.

而不惜 SPOKEN CHUNK

not hesitating to / at the cost of

Used in formal writing and speech to emphasize an extreme, often ruthless sacrifice made for an objective.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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