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《The Heir》 S1·E19 (25:05) HSK 7
dàn zhōng jiū bú shì cháng jiǔ zhī jì wǒ biàn xiǎng zhe

但终究不是长久之计 我便想着

“it is not a long-term solution. So I was thinking—”

《The Heir》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 25:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suī shuō shì gǎi le xīn guī liáng pǐn lǜ yǒu suǒ tí shēng

虽说是改了新规 良品率有所提升

“Although the new rules have improved the pass rate,”

dàn zhōng jiū bú shì cháng jiǔ zhī jì wǒ biàn xiǎng zhe CURRENT FOCUS

但终究 不是 长久之计 我便 想着

“it is not a long-term solution. So I was thinking—”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín néng bù néng tiāo chū yī xiē píng rì lǐ gēn wǒ men hé zuò jiǔ de mò shāng

您能不能挑出一些 平日里跟我们合作久的墨商

“could you reach out to some of our long-standing ink merchants”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROPOSING SOLUTION
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Consultative Communication (商量式建议)

When proposing operational changes to elders or partners, using hedging constructions like 'I was thinking' shows deference and builds consensus rather than imposing unilateral authority.

INTENT TAGS: #proposal #hedging #strategic_planning #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
长久之计 SPOKEN CHUNK

a long-term plan / a permanent solution

A common idiom often negated ('不是长久之计') to argue that a current measure is merely a temporary patch.

终究 SPOKEN CHUNK

after all / in the end / ultimately

Used to bring an objective, realistic conclusion into focus despite recent minor successes.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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