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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E23 (20:48) HSK 3
shè jú yě shì wèi le bān dǎo fàn chuān

设局也是为了扳倒范川

“set a trap to bring down Fan Chuan.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 20:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yuán wēng

元翁

“Yuanweng”

shè jú yě shì wèi le bān dǎo fàn chuān CURRENT FOCUS

设局 也是 为了 扳倒 范川

“set a trap to bring down Fan Chuan.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú jīn fàn chuān dà shì yǐ qù

“Now that Fan Chuan's power is gone,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I may have crossed the line, but I did it for our common goal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ends Justifying the Means in Power Struggles

Subordinates often frame unethical machinations as acts of loyalty or political necessity to preserve standing with their patron.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #rationalization #deference #factional_loyalty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
设局 SPOKEN CHUNK

to set a trap; to orchestrate a scheme

Used when an elaborate plan is laid out to deceive or corner an opponent.

扳倒 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bring down; to topple (from power)

A vivid collocation used for defeating powerful political figures or entrenched rivals.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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