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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E2 (25:42) HSK 1
tā men dōu shì qū yán fù shì

他们都是趋炎附势

“who are all opportunistic”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 25:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lí qīn qī yuǎn yì diǎn

“to stay away from the relatives,”

tā men dōu shì qū yán fù shì CURRENT FOCUS

他们都是 趋炎附势

“who are all opportunistic”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiàn lì wàng yì de rén

“and fence sitters.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Those relatives only care about your money and status, not you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatism in Extended Family (亲戚人情)

While traditional Chinese culture venerates kinship networks, modern discourse often vents cynicism over relatives whose superficial closeness depends strictly on social status and material wealth.

INTENT TAGS: #condemning #counseling #disillusionment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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趋炎附势 SPOKEN CHUNK

to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy; to be a snob

A formal idiom (chengyu) commonly applied to people who fawn over the rich and powerful while ignoring others.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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