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《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (35:51) HSK 7
nà wǒ jiù dé cùn jìn chǐ pīn mìng yā jià zhí dào zhà gàn nǐ men

那我就得寸进尺 拼命压价 直到榨干你们

“I'd push my luck to slash the price until the last penny in your pockets”

《The Knockout》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 35:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ huì zěn me yàng

你会怎么样

“what would you do?”

nà wǒ jiù dé cùn jìn chǐ pīn mìng yā jià zhí dào zhà gàn nǐ men CURRENT FOCUS

那我就 得寸进尺 拼命 压价 直到 榨干你们

“I'd push my luck to slash the price until the last penny in your pockets”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuì hòu yī fēn qián bei nǐ kàn wǒ men yǒu de xuǎn ma

“becomes mine. So you know I don't have a choice.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: HYPOTHETICAL THREAT
Tone: RUTHLESS
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I hold all the cards and I will exploit your weakness to the absolute limit.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zero-Sum Negotiation Psychology

In high-stakes commercial rivalries, displaying an absolute lack of mercy signals total control over vulnerable counterparts who lack viable alternatives.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #dominance #bluntness #leverage
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
得寸进尺 SPOKEN CHUNK

give an inch and take a mile; insatiable

A classic four-character idiom describing someone who pushes their advantage further and further.

拼命压价 SPOKEN CHUNK

to aggressively slash prices; to drive a hard bargain

Used in commercial or bargaining contexts where a buyer brutally forces down costs.

榨干 SPOKEN CHUNK

to squeeze dry; to exploit thoroughly

Metaphorical verb depicting extreme exploitation of another party's resources or finances.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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