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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E38 (20:18) HSK 4
wǒ gěi nǐ liú tiáo huó lù

我给你留条活路

“I'm leaving you a way out.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 20:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu zhè ge

还有这个

“And this.”

wǒ gěi nǐ liú tiáo huó lù CURRENT FOCUS

我 给你 留条活路

“I'm leaving you a way out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ná zhe zhè ge qù zhǎo fán zhǎng yù

“Take this and go find Fan Changyu,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: OFFERING MERCY
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am sparing your life this once, so take this chance and run.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Liu Tiao Hou Lu (Leaving a Way Out)

Traditional Chinese conflict philosophy stresses never pushing an adversary into total desperation, leaving a slight opening to avoid mutually destructive retaliation.

INTENT TAGS: #mercy #instruction #sparing_life #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
留条活路 SPOKEN CHUNK

leave an escape route; spare someone's life

A common idiom used in dramatic confrontations or negotiations meaning to give someone a chance to survive or avoid total ruin.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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