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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (35:30) HSK 3
zǒng yào xiān shì chū nǐ de tào lù lái zài dǎ

总要先试出你的套路来再打

“I've got to figure out your style first.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 35:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yòu bù shǎ

我又不傻

“I'm not stupid.”

zǒng yào xiān shì chū nǐ de tào lù lái zài dǎ CURRENT FOCUS

总要先试出你的 套路 来再打

“I've got to figure out your style first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài lái

再来

“One more round.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING STRATEGY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Martial Tactical Probing

In Chinese combat philosophy, understanding an opponent's pre-conditioned forms (taolu) before committing full force is considered basic wisdom rather than cowardice.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #strategy #probing #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
试出 SPOKEN CHUNK

to figure out or reveal through testing

Use this resultative complement when an experiment or probing action successfully uncovers a hidden trait or strategy.

套路 SPOKEN CHUNK

routine, set pattern, or tactical tricks

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe either martial arts forms or calculated psychological tactics.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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