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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E17 (15:38) HSK 6
wǒ men jiù néng bù fèi yī bīng yī zú

我们就能不费一兵一卒

“we can kill this dog of an emperor”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 15:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ yào xià hóu dàn néng gòu dān dú jiàn wǒ men

只要夏侯澹能够单独见我们

“As long as Xiahou Dan agrees to meet us alone,”

wǒ men jiù néng bù fèi yī bīng yī zú CURRENT FOCUS

我们 就能 不费一兵一卒

“we can kill this dog of an emperor”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shǒu rèn le zhè ge gǒu huáng dì

手刃了这个狗皇帝

“without losing a single soldier.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROPOSING PLAN
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Stratagem over Brute Force

Classical Chinese military philosophy places the highest value on achieving victory without costly battle (winning without fighting).

INTENT TAGS: #planning #convincing #strategy #confidence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不费一兵一卒 SPOKEN CHUNK

without losing a single soldier; without lifting a finger in battle

A set four-character idiom describing achieving a military victory or objective without casualties.

就能 SPOKEN CHUNK

would then be able to

Connects a preceding conditional clause to its resulting ease of accomplishment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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