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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (27:51) HSK 7
cǐ nǎi jiāng jì jiù jì

此乃将计就计

“It's called beating them at their own game.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 27:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín zhè shì hé yì a

“what's the meaning of this?”

cǐ nǎi jiāng jì jiù jì CURRENT FOCUS

此乃 将计就计

“It's called beating them at their own game.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī zhě

一者

“First,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING STRATEGY
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Stratagem Culture (Zhimou)

Chinese narrative traditions place immense intellectual value on turning an adversary's plot upside down rather than using brute force.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #counter_strategy #confidence #tactics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
将计就计 SPOKEN CHUNK

to turn someone's own plot against them; to beat someone at their own game

A common idiom used when pretending to fall into a trap in order to outmaneuver the schemer.

此乃 SPOKEN CHUNK

this is indeed

Formal classical equivalent of '这是', frequently heard in historical or martial dramas.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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