她便设计投其所好
“So she played to his tastes”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但他上面的人似乎也一直 在催他重开绣红楼
“his superiors seemed to be pressuring him to reopen Xiuhong House.”
她便设计 投其所好
“So she played to his tastes”
提出移动欢乐场的法子
“and proposed a traveling pleasure den.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese strategy values exploiting an opponent's personal desires or weaknesses rather than confronting them directly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cater to someone's tastes or preferences
An essential four-character idiom (chengyu) describing deliberate actions taken to satisfy another person's specific likes or hobbies, often strategically.
to plot or set a trap
In narrative or investigative contexts, this often implies scheming or framing rather than standard graphic or architectural design.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She just went along with the flow.”
“and tailor it specifically for her.”
“I fell for her.”
“She knows how to read the situation.”
“so I gave her a suggestion.”
“because I value her abilities.”