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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E18 (18:23) HSK 6
jiù suàn tā zài dào xíng nì shī

就算他再倒行逆施

“Even if he acts tyrannically again,”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 18:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng tā zhòng zuò jiào zhǔ

让他重做教主

“and restore him as the Chief.”

jiù suàn tā zài dào xíng nì shī CURRENT FOCUS

就算 他 再 倒行逆施

“Even if he acts tyrannically again,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qǐ mǎ hái néng gěi lí jiào lǎo xiǎo

“at least he can protect”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONCEDING TO REFUTE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He may be ruthless, but we have no better alternative for our survival.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Realpolitik in Jianghu

Factions often tolerate notorious or tyrannical leaders when group survival is prioritized over moral purity.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #justification #persuasion #realpolitik
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
倒行逆施 SPOKEN CHUNK

act perversely / go against the natural order

A formal idiom used to describe tyrannical, regressive, or perverse behavior that violates moral principles.

就算……再…… SPOKEN CHUNK

even if ... no matter how ...

Used to concede the maximum extreme of a condition before presenting a strong counterpoint.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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