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《The Heir》 S1·E21 (02:10) HSK 7
shí zé yě yòng bù dé le zán men lǐ mò bǎi nián jī yè shén me dōu néng huǐ

实则也用不得了 咱们李墨百年基业什么都能毁

“but it's actually unusable. Our Li Ink can lose anything,”

《The Heir》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 02:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè mò yí dàn shòu le gāo wēn jí yì kāi liè kàn shì wán hǎo wú sǔn

这墨一旦受了高温 极易开裂 看似完好无损

“Once exposed to high heat, the ink can crack easily. It might look intact on the surface,”

shí zé yě yòng bù dé le zán men lǐ mò bǎi nián jī yè shén me dōu néng huǐ CURRENT FOCUS

实则也 用不得了 咱们李墨 百年基业 什么都能毁

“but it's actually unusable. Our Li Ink can lose anything,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wéi dú kǒu bēi bù néng huǐ

“but not our reputation.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ESTABLISHING STANDARDS
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: RESOLVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not even think about selling this damaged batch; our family reputation is far more valuable than cutting losses.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Century-Old Brand Integrity (老字号信誉)

Traditional Chinese artisan enterprises value brand integrity and generational prestige above immediate financial gain, viewing defective products as existential threats to the family lineage.

INTENT TAGS: #quality_control #admonition #setting_boundaries #brand_preservation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
用不得 SPOKEN CHUNK

unusable; must not be used

A colloquial and decisive way to state that an item is spoiled, defective, or unsafe to use.

百年基业 SPOKEN CHUNK

century-old foundation or business enterprise

Commonly used in formal or narrative contexts to emphasize long-standing heritage and weighty responsibility.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, indicating the ink has now become completely unusable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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