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《The Heir》 S1·E31 (01:45) HSK 7
wǒ wú wéi shì bàn shì xiàng lái shì shuō dào zuò dào

我吴维仕办事 向来是说到做到

“I, Wu Weishi, always keep my word when handling things.”

《The Heir》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 01:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ juān guān de shì qíng chà bu duō gāi bàn

我捐官的事情 差不多该办

“about the official post I'm buying, I guess it should've been done...”

wǒ wú wéi shì bàn shì xiàng lái shì shuō dào zuò dào CURRENT FOCUS

我吴维仕办事 向来 是 说到做到

“I, Wu Weishi, always keep my word when handling things.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě zhè huí

可这回

“But this time,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEDGING RELIABILITY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't need to doubt me; my word is my bond.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xinyong (Credibility and Trustworthiness)

In Chinese social transactions, staking one's personal name and reputation as a person who always follows through is a critical interpersonal guarantee.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #self_affirmation #pledging #building_trust
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
向来是 SPOKEN CHUNK

has always been / is consistently

Used to describe a consistent behavioral pattern, habit, or principle over time.

说到做到 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep one's word / to practice what one preaches

A classic four-character idiom used to guarantee integrity and reliability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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