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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E16 (20:10) HSK 4
yī qiè fēng píng làng jìng

一切风平浪静

“Then things were quiet for a few years.”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 20:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rán hòu guò le jǐ nián

然后过了几年

“Then things were quiet for a few years.”

yī qiè fēng píng làng jìng CURRENT FOCUS

一切 风平浪静

“Then things were quiet for a few years.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ná zhe qiǎng lái de qián qù jiàn cái shì chǎng

拿着抢来的钱去建材市场

“You took the stolen money to the building materials market”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: NARRATING BACKGROUND
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The coast was totally clear and no one suspected a thing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calm Before the Storm Idiom

Idioms describing placid waters like '风平浪静' are frequently juxtaposed in Chinese crime narratives against underlying guilt or impending legal repercussions.

INTENT TAGS: #narration #suspense #background_setting #tranquility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
风平浪静 SPOKEN CHUNK

calm and tranquil; the coast is clear; peaceful without disturbance

Often used metaphorically in narrative contexts to emphasize that no crisis or opposition had surfaced yet.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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