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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22 (10:03) HSK 7
nǐ bù wài hū shì xiǎng tàn yī tàn

你不外乎是想探一探

“you just wanted to check”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 10:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo fū liào xiǎng

老夫料想

“I reckon”

nǐ bù wài hū shì xiǎng tàn yī tàn CURRENT FOCUS

你不外乎是想 探一探

“you just wanted to check”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fù jìn de dì shì hé bīng fáng ba

附近的地势和兵防吧

“the nearby terrain and defenses.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: PENETRATING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not try to deceive me; I already know your real scheme.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Psychological Warfare (攻心)

In classical strategic discourse, explicitly declaring that you see through an opponent's covert ploy destabilizes their confidence and seizes psychological dominance.

INTENT TAGS: #unmasking #confrontation #assertion #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不外乎 SPOKEN CHUNK

nothing more than; nothing other than

Use this literary connective when simplifying someone's complex actions into a singular obvious motive.

探一探 SPOKEN CHUNK

to probe or scout briefly

A reduplicated verb structure used to describe tentative reconnaissance or testing the waters.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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