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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E25 (21:18) HSK 3
gèng bù zé shǒu duàn

更不择手段

“You'll do anything to get ahead.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 21:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bǐ wǒ gèng bēi bǐ

你比我更卑鄙

“You're worse.”

gèng bù zé shǒu duàn CURRENT FOCUS

更 不择手段

“You'll do anything to get ahead.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men liǎng gè dǎ guān sī a

“If we go to court,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VERBAL ATTACK
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Condemnation (Daode Pipan)

In Chinese interpersonal disputes, accusing an opponent of being base and unscrupulous is a severe moral delegitimization before taking formal legal steps.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #condemnation #retaliation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不择手段 SPOKEN CHUNK

by fair means or foul; by any means necessary

A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) with strong negative connotations used to describe someone acting without moral boundaries.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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