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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E2 (06:12) HSK 7
wú shù de shāng gǔ rén shì zài cǐ zāi le gēn tou

无数的商贾人士在此栽了跟头

“That has caused countless merchants to suffer failures.”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 06:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shí zé qí zhōng de lì yì pán gēn cuò jié

“But the interests involved are tangled and complex.”

wú shù de shāng gǔ rén shì zài cǐ zāi le gēn tou CURRENT FOCUS

无数的商贾人士在此 栽了跟头

“That has caused countless merchants to suffer failures.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men què néng zài duǎn duǎn de jǐ nián lǐ zuò dào zhè lǐ de dì yī

你们却能在短短的几年里 做到这里的第一

“Nonetheless, your house managed to rise to the top in just a few years.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PRAISING BY CONTRAST
Tone: COMPLIMENTARY
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Contrasting Foil (衬托)

In Chinese discourse, speakers frequently highlight the widespread failures of others to magnify the listener's exceptional competence and achievement.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #contrast #admiration #acknowledgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
栽了跟头 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer a heavy setback; to stumble badly

A vivid colloquial metaphor for suffering severe failure or betrayal in business or life.

商贾人士 SPOKEN CHUNK

merchants; business people

A literary and formal term referring to commercial figures and traders.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of past failures experienced by other merchants.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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