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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E10 (07:35) HSK 7
cǐ yī shí fēi bǐ yī shí

此一时 非彼一时

“He might've made another decision.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 07:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén xīn shàn biàn

人心善变

“People change.”

cǐ yī shí fēi bǐ yī shí CURRENT FOCUS

此一时 非彼一时

“He might've made another decision.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shǎo

少

“Young...”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING CHANGE
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Circumstances have completely changed, so don't expect things to remain the way they were.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Adaptability (Shi Bian)

Traditional Chinese thought emphasizes adapting to shifting momentum and temporal dynamics (Shi), acknowledging that moral expectations often evolve alongside material reality.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #rebuttal #philosophical #asserting_change
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
此一时,彼一时 SPOKEN CHUNK

times have changed; that was then, this is now

A classic four-character idiom used to justify why previous agreements, behaviors, or attitudes cannot be maintained under new circumstances.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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