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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E17 (23:15) HSK 4
hái yǒu jiù shì yí dìng yào xiǎo xīn qiān wàn bù néng dǎ cǎo jīng shé

还有就是 一定要小心 千万不能打草惊蛇

“Also, be extremely careful. Do not alert the suspect.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 23:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú yào fàng guò rèn hé yí gè jiǎo luò

不要放过任何一个角落

“Don't overlook any corner.”

hái yǒu jiù shì yí dìng yào xiǎo xīn qiān wàn bù néng dǎ cǎo jīng shé CURRENT FOCUS

还有 就是 一定要小心 千万不能 打草惊蛇

“Also, be extremely careful. Do not alert the suspect.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì hǎo

是 好

“- Yes! - Yes! Good.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Concealment (Dacao Jingshe)

Originating from classical military strategy, avoiding alerting the target before full preparation is a core tactical and operational instinct in Chinese decision-making.

INTENT TAGS: #instruction #warning #caution #tactical_command
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还有就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

another thing is / in addition

Used in spoken Chinese to introduce an additional important point or requirement.

千万不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

must never / under no circumstances should you

A strong negative imperative used to warn someone against a dangerous or disastrous mistake.

打草惊蛇 SPOKEN CHUNK

stir up the grass and alert the snake / act rashly and tip off the target

A classic four-character idiom widely used to advise against premature or careless exposure of plans.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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