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《River Sunset》 S1·E20 (03:29) HSK 3
tā men bù dàn gōng zuò shēng huó

他们不但工作生活

“Not only their work and lives,”

《River Sunset》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 03:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì tiān huáng bì xià de zhōng chéng dù

对天皇陛下的忠诚度

“loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor.”

tā men bù dàn gōng zuò shēng huó CURRENT FOCUS

他们 不但 工作 生活

“Not only their work and lives,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǐ jí hé wài miàn de yī qiè lián xì

以及和外面的一切联系

“but also all their contacts with the outside world...”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ENUMERATING
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is not just about their work; every single aspect of their existence is encompassed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Correlative Progression (递进关系)

Structured patterns like '不但...以及...' are standard in formal Chinese discourse to build strong progressive arguments.

INTENT TAGS: #enumerating #elaborating #emphasizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不但 SPOKEN CHUNK

not only

Used as the first part of correlative conjunctions to introduce an initial fact before adding more significant ones.

工作生活 SPOKEN CHUNK

work and daily life

A standard compound pairing representing both professional and personal spheres.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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