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《Road to Success》 S1·E29 (31:52) HSK 4
qián jiù yīng gāi huā zài dāo rèn shàng wǒ xiāng xìn lǚ lǜ shī de huà zài zhè zhī qián

钱就应该花在刀刃上 我相信吕律师的话 在这之前

“Money should go to where it's needed most. I believe Mr. Lyu's words Before the completion...”

《Road to Success》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 31:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jī běn shàng qián qī de liú chéng wǒ dōu zǒu wán le jiù shì huā de qián yǒu diǎn duō

基本上前期的流程我都走完了 就是花的钱有点多

“of the legal aid fund for women that you're trying to set up. The expense was too high, though.”

qián jiù yīng gāi huā zài dāo rèn shàng wǒ xiāng xìn lǚ lǜ shī de huà zài zhè zhī qián CURRENT FOCUS

钱 就应该 花在刀刃上 我相信 吕律师的话 在这之前

“Money should go to where it's needed most. I believe Mr. Lyu's words Before the completion...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guān zhòng péng yǒu xīn zhōng liú xià hěn zhèng miàn de yǐng xiǎng xiè xiè fēi cháng gǎn xiè nín

“have made a very positive impression on the audience. Thank you so much.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RATIONALIZING EXPENSE
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It cost a lot, but this is critical and worth every penny.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Resource Allocation

The expression reflects the traditional Chinese virtue of frugality combined with strategic decisiveness: avoid waste, but invest boldly in crucial leverage points.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #reassurance #confidence #prioritization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
花在刀刃上 SPOKEN CHUNK

spend money where it counts the most

A popular metaphor indicating that limited resources should be allocated strictly to key priorities.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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