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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E30 (20:05) HSK 5
bǐ duō yí gè dí rén yào hǎo dé duō

比多一个敌人要好得多

“is better than one more enemy.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 20:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duō yí gè péng yǒu

多一个朋友

“One more friend”

bǐ duō yí gè dí rén yào hǎo dé duō CURRENT FOCUS

比 多一个敌人 要好得多

“is better than one more enemy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì

“If we go to war, someone else wins.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be pragmatic—antagonizing them will only hurt our interests in the end.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Harmonious Pragmatism (He Wei Gui)

Chinese business philosophy often stresses converting potential adversaries into partners to avoid mutually destructive conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #strategic_advice #reconciliation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好得多 SPOKEN CHUNK

much better / far superior

Used after an adjective in comparison structures to emphasize a significant margin of difference.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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