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《Road to Success》 S1·E24 (33:47) HSK 7
zhè jiù jiào yòng mó fǎ dǎ bài mó fǎ

这就叫用魔法打败魔法

“That's what you call fighting fire with fire.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 33:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ wǒ shì bú shì zhēng dào qián le ba zhēng dào le nǐ kàn

“I... Did I make money or not? -You did. -See?”

zhè jiù jiào yòng mó fǎ dǎ bài mó fǎ CURRENT FOCUS

这就 叫 用魔法打败魔法

“That's what you call fighting fire with fire.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bié lèng zhe le pāi zhào

你别愣着了 拍照

“Don't just stand there. Go take photos.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PLAYFUL RATIONALIZATION
Tone: TRIUMPHANT
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“See? Out-crazying them actually worked!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Internet Slang and Counter-intuitive Tactics

Originating from internet and gaming culture, this phrase highlights how contemporary Chinese youth embrace unconventional, witty humor to outmaneuver tricky situations.

INTENT TAGS: #boasting #humor #explaining #triumph
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用魔法打败魔法 SPOKEN CHUNK

fight magic with magic; fight fire with fire

A modern internet meme idiom used when countering absurd, unreasonable, or unconventional behavior with similarly absurd tactics.

这就叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

this is what you call...

A spoken phrase used to introduce a summary, proverb, or catchphrase that explains the preceding situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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