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《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (39:07) HSK 6
xiǎng zhe táo chū qù bì fēng tou

想着逃出去避风头

“They wanted to escape to avoid trouble.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 39:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhōng yú yǒu yī cì liǎng gè rén fàn xià le mí tiān dà zuì

终于有一次 两个人犯下了弥天大罪

“Finally, they committed a huge crime.”

xiǎng zhe táo chū qù bì fēng tou CURRENT FOCUS

想着 逃 出去 避风头

“They wanted to escape to avoid trouble.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn gē gē sǐ xìng bù gǎi

“But the elder brother could never change.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: NARRATING INTENT
Tone: NARRATIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Scrutiny (避风头)

In Chinese colloquial culture, laying low temporarily is often viewed as a pragmatic survival tactic to wait until intense scrutiny or anger blows over.

INTENT TAGS: #narration #evasion #explaining_motives
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
避风头 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lay low until trouble passes

A very common colloquial idiom used when someone hides or stays out of the public eye to avoid scrutiny, controversy, or trouble.

逃出去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to flee outward; to escape

Directional verb complement indicating the physical act of breaking free or running away from an enclosed place or dangerous zone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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