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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E18 (05:30) HSK 5
yǐ shēn rù jú bù zé shǒu duàn

以身入局 不择手段

“join the battle personally, and you'll come up on top with despicable means."”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 05:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gèng yǒu lì yú cì tàn yī xiē shāng yè jī mì zhèng suǒ wèi shì zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

更有利于刺探一些商业机密 正所谓是知己知彼

“it's easier to get a hold of their confidential information. As the saying goes, "Know the enemy and yourself,”

yǐ shēn rù jú bù zé shǒu duàn CURRENT FOCUS

以身入局 不择手段

“join the battle personally, and you'll come up on top with despicable means."”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn yǒu nǐ de

真有你的

“Impressive.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: EXPRESSING CRITICISM
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMAZEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are truly ruthless and taking an insane risk just to win.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Ruthlessness in Business

Chinese business discourse frequently draws on classical stratagems from military texts like Sun Tzu's Art of War, viewing high-stakes commerce as an intense battlefield where unconventional sacrifices are made.

INTENT TAGS: #appraisal #warning #irony #characterization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以身入局 SPOKEN CHUNK

to personally throw oneself into the game / take personal risk to set a trap

A dramatic literary idiom used when someone risks their own safety or reputation as bait to control a situation.

不择手段 SPOKEN CHUNK

by hook or by crook / unscrupulously

A common idiom with strong negative connotations used to describe someone who disregards ethics to achieve a goal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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