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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E21 (34:03) HSK 7
děng tā men fàng sōng jǐng tì le

等他们放松警惕了

“When they let their guard down,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 34:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng tā men yǐ wéi wǒ men zài yě bú huì táo pǎo le

“making them believe we'll never run away again.”

děng tā men fàng sōng jǐng tì le CURRENT FOCUS

等他们 放松警惕 了

“When they let their guard down,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù dài nǐ men lí kāi

我就带你们离开

“I'll take you away.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLANNING STRATEGY
Tone: CONSPIRATORIAL
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be patient and pretend to behave; our window to escape opens only when they drop their vigilance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Feigning Compliance (韬光养晦 / 示弱)

A deeply rooted strategic mindset in Chinese narrative tradition where one deliberately displays submission to disarm stronger adversaries before striking or escaping.

INTENT TAGS: #tactical_planning #urging_patience #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
放松警惕 SPOKEN CHUNK

lower one's guard / let down vigilance

A high-frequency four-character idiom useful for describing someone becoming complacent or unwary in competitive or dangerous situations.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the prospective completion of a change of state (once vigilance has officially dropped).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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