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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E7 (02:24) HSK 7
gèng shì yào zhuàng dà zì jǐ de shí lì

更是要壮大自己的实力

“but also to strengthen my own power.”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 02:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù jǐn shì wèi le xiāo ruò tā men de xīn zhì

“not only to weaken their minds,”

gèng shì yào zhuàng dà zì jǐ de shí lì CURRENT FOCUS

更是要壮大自己的实力

“but also to strengthen my own power.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qǐng zhǔ rén míng shì

请主人明示

“Please enlighten me, Master.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ARTICULATING STRATEGY
Tone: COMMANDING
Emotion: AMBITION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Realpolitik

In classical Chinese power dynamics, weakening opponents is secondary to the enduring necessity of consolidating one's own internal strength.

INTENT TAGS: #strategy #empowerment #asserting_priority #command
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
更是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

even more importantly is to...

Used in the second clause of paired correlatives to emphasize a higher-level priority or purpose.

壮大自己的实力 SPOKEN CHUNK

expand one's own power/strength

A formal collocation used in strategic, political, or business discussions regarding self-strengthening.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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