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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E17 (05:55) HSK 5
wǒ yī tuì zài tuì

我一退再退

“I kept retreating,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E17
TIMECODE: 05:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gāo luó qiān jìng rán yòng zhè zhǒng shǒu duàn duì wǒ

高罗迁竟然用这种手段对我

“I never expected Gao Luoqian to use such a method against me.”

wǒ yī tuì zài tuì CURRENT FOCUS

我 一退再退

“I kept retreating,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā què bù bù jǐn bī

“and he kept pressing forward.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VENTING GRIEVANCE
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I tried to be patient and avoid conflict, but you have pushed me past my limit.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tolerating until Intolerable (Ren Wu Ke Ren)

Chinese conflict strategy often values initial patience and moral high ground, but once patience is exploited, total retaliatory resistance becomes morally justified.

INTENT TAGS: #grievance #indignation #boundary_setting #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一退再退 SPOKEN CHUNK

to retreat again and again / to give ground repeatedly

Used to describe showing maximum restraint or making continuous concessions until forced into a corner.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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