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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E4 (11:22) HSK 6
yě suàn shì wù jìn qí yòng

也算是物尽其用

“at least that way you'll be of some use.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 11:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jìn xíng liàn huà

进行炼化

“and refine you—”

yě suàn shì wù jìn qí yòng CURRENT FOCUS

也算是 物尽其用

“at least that way you'll be of some use.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tiān zhēn

天真

“How naive.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: RATIONALIZING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Whatever happens, at least this won't go to waste.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Resourcefulness vs. Cold Calculation

While 'making full use of resources' is a classic virtue of thrift in Chinese culture, in conflict contexts it can be subverted into chilling ruthlessness.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalizing #hedging #callousness #utilitarianism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
物尽其用 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make the best use of everything; fully utilize resources

A standard four-character idiom (chengyu) used when avoiding waste, here used cynically regarding a consumed resource.

也算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

can be considered as; can at least count as

Used to hedge an assessment or offer a concession that something barely qualifies as a certain outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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