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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (35:47) HSK 5
xiān bǎ rén fàng le kàn kàn tā yǒu shén me xíng dòng

先把人放了 看看他有什么行动

“Let him go first. See what he does.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 35:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ děng zhe wǒ zhè jiù huí jú lǐ kāi yī zhāng nǐ děng yí xià

“Wait here. I'll go back to the bureau and get one issued. Hold on.”

xiān bǎ rén fàng le kàn kàn tā yǒu shén me xíng dòng CURRENT FOCUS

先 把人放了 看看 他 有什么 行动

“Let him go first. See what he does.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ zhēn yǒu bāng xiōng huò zhě yǒu shén me yǐn qíng

如果真有帮凶或者有什么隐情

“If there really are accomplices or anything hidden,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING STRATEGY
Tone: CALCULATING AND STRATEGIC
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Luring the Snake out of the Hole (引蛇出洞)

A classic tactical strategy rooted in Chinese military and investigative culture where an adversary is given space to slip up and reveal deeper secrets.

INTENT TAGS: #investigation #tactical_planning #observation #suggestion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
先把人放了 SPOKEN CHUNK

release the person first

Uses the '先...再/看看...' pattern to propose a provisional first step in a strategic plan.

有什么行动 SPOKEN CHUNK

what actions/moves (he) takes

Commonly used in professional or investigative contexts to describe monitoring someone's next steps.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the completion of the proposed preliminary action of releasing the person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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