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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E31 (15:20) HSK 7
bǐ rú shuō zài zhè ér wéi diǎn dǎ yuán de shí hòu wǒ men gōng jiān shòu cuò

比如说在这儿 围点打援的时候 我们攻坚受挫

“For example, right here, when we besiege the enemy to attack their reinforcements, if our assault is thwarted,”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 15:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jǔ yí gè lì zi

我举一个例子

“Let me give you an example.”

bǐ rú shuō zài zhè ér wéi diǎn dǎ yuán de shí hòu wǒ men gōng jiān shòu cuò CURRENT FOCUS

比如说 在这 儿 围点打援 的时候 我们 攻坚受挫

“For example, right here, when we besiege the enemy to attack their reinforcements, if our assault is thwarted,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú yào gēn tā men zài jìn xíng xiāng chí le

不要跟他们再进行相持了

“we shouldn't continue the stalemate with them.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ILLUSTRATING A POINT
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Military Metaphors in Chinese Discourse

Chinese speakers frequently invoke classical military tactics and terminology to explain modern corporate strategy, leadership, and problem-solving.

INTENT TAGS: #exemplification #tactical_analysis #explaining #strategizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
比如说 SPOKEN CHUNK

for example; for instance

A very common conversational transition used to introduce an illustrative scenario.

围点打援 SPOKEN CHUNK

besiege a stronghold to strike enemy reinforcements

A classic Chinese military tactic often metaphorically applied to business or strategic dilemmas.

攻坚受挫 SPOKEN CHUNK

suffer setbacks while tackling a key difficulty or stronghold

Formal phrase used when an effort to overcome the hardest obstacle meets resistance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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