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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6 (38:52) HSK 6
zán men jiù dǎ cǎo jīng shé le ma wǒ de yì si shì wǒ jiù dài sān liǎng gè rén

咱们就打草惊蛇了嘛 我的意思是我就带三两个人

“We'll spook them. I mean, I'll take two or three people.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 38:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú guǒ zán zhèn zhàng hěn dà de huà nà nǎi chá diàn rén kěn dìng jiù fā xiàn

“If we make a big scene, the milk tea shop people will definitely notice.”

zán men jiù dǎ cǎo jīng shé le ma wǒ de yì si shì wǒ jiù dài sān liǎng gè rén CURRENT FOCUS

咱们就 打草惊蛇 了嘛 我的意思是 我就带 三两个人

“We'll spook them. I mean, I'll take two or three people.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men jiù fēn pī cì wǒ men jiù shàng qù bǎ zhè shì bàn le bù xíng

“We'll go in batches, and go up to handle it. No way.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING PLAN
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Concealment (不打草惊蛇)

Rooted in classical Chinese military strategy (Thirty-Six Stratagems), avoiding premature exposure is a foundational mindset in planning investigations.

INTENT TAGS: #proposing #caution #tactical_planning #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打草惊蛇 SPOKEN CHUNK

to act rashly and alert the enemy

A common idiom used when discussing tactics, warning against tipping off an opponent unintentionally.

三两个人 SPOKEN CHUNK

a handful of people; two or three people

Colloquial way to specify a very small team or minor headcount.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes that the consequence is obvious and self-evident to both speakers.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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