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《The Knockout》 S1·E36 (07:39) HSK 5
shǒu duàn kě yǐ shuō wú suǒ bù wéi

手段可以说无所不为

“can be said to be omnipotent.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 07:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī xiē fàn zuì fèn zǐ wèi le lā lǒng fǔ shí lǐng dǎo gàn bù

一些犯罪分子 为了拉拢腐蚀领导干部

“In order to win over and corrupt leading cadres, the means of some criminals”

shǒu duàn kě yǐ shuō wú suǒ bù wéi CURRENT FOCUS

手段可以说 无所不为

“can be said to be omnipotent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ lǐng dǎo gàn bù zuò fēng gāng zhèng

如果领导干部作风刚正

“If the leading cadres have a upright style of work,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: STATING FACTS
Tone: CONDEMNATORY
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Anti-Corruption Rhetoric

In contemporary Chinese political and legal discourse, official speeches and investigative dramas frequently use vivid classical idioms to highlight the severity and underhanded nature of corrupting forces.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #emphasis #formal_assessment #characterization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可以说是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it could be said that / practically

A hedging collocation used in formal and analytical discourse to introduce an emphatic or absolute assessment.

无所不为 SPOKEN CHUNK

stopping at nothing / committing all kinds of evil

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) with strong negative coloring, used to describe utter ruthlessness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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