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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E1 (33:00) HSK 3
zhè kě shì lí rù gé jiù yī bù zhī yáo le

这可是离入阁 就一步之遥了

“One foot in the door of real power.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 33:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè jiù shì zhèng sān pǐn zhān shì fǔ zhān shì le

这就是正三品 詹事府詹事了

“He's officially the Crown Seneschal.”

zhè kě shì lí rù gé jiù yī bù zhī yáo le CURRENT FOCUS

这可是 离入阁 就 一步之遥 了

“One foot in the door of real power.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn lái tā de dà tuǐ

看来他的大腿

“He knows precisely”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EVALUATING STATUS
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is becoming extremely powerful, so we must cling to his influence right away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Climbing the Bureaucracy (Ru Ge)

Entering the Grand Secretariat represented the zenith of bureaucratic power in imperial China, making that official an indispensable political patron.

INTENT TAGS: #assessment #opportunism #flattery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
一步之遥 SPOKEN CHUNK

a stone's throw away; just one step away

An idiomatic expression describing being exceedingly close to achieving a goal or reaching a place.

入阁 SPOKEN CHUNK

enter the cabinet; join the Grand Secretariat

A historical institutional term referring to reaching the highest administrative council in imperial governance.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a newly realized state or imminent culmination of an achievement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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