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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (22:20) HSK 2
qīng qīng chǔ chǔ dì gēn tā suàn suàn zhàng

清清楚楚地跟他算算账

“I'm settling accounts with him one by one, properly.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 22:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kě shì dé gēn tā hǎo hǎo dì yī bǐ yī bǐ dì

我可是得跟他 好好地一笔一笔地

“I'm settling accounts with him one by one, properly.”

qīng qīng chǔ chǔ dì gēn tā suàn suàn zhàng CURRENT FOCUS

清清楚楚 地跟他 算算账

“I'm settling accounts with him one by one, properly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gēn tā suàn nǐ de zhàng

你跟他算你的账

“You settle your account with him,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING SETTLEMENT
Tone: RESOLUTE AND MENACING
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am going to make him pay for every single thing he did.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Suan Zhang (Settling Accounts as Grievance Resolution)

In Chinese culture, 'settling accounts' often carries moral and relational weight, meaning that every perceived injustice must be paid back or confronted explicitly.

INTENT TAGS: #retaliation #confrontation #accountability #resolution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
算算账 SPOKEN CHUNK

settle scores; balance accounts

Can refer literally to financial balances, but colloquially implies confronting someone to resolve past grievances.

清清楚楚地 SPOKEN CHUNK

clearly and unmistakably

Adverbial form used to stress thoroughness, transparency, or leaving no detail unaddressed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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