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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E16 (32:25) HSK 3
hái dé lìng pì xī jìng cái xíng

还得另辟蹊径才行

“we'll need a different approach.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 32:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ruò yào bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìn yī bù

“If we want to take it to the next level,”

hái dé lìng pì xī jìng cái xíng CURRENT FOCUS

还得 另辟蹊径 才行

“we'll need a different approach.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo zhí cǐ xíng zhèng wèi cǐ shì shì bó jǐn kě chàng suǒ yù yán

小侄此行正为此事 世伯尽可畅所欲言

“That's exactly why I came here. Mr. Pang, you can speak your mind.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PROPOSING STRATEGY
Tone: ADVISORY
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Playing by the usual rules won't get us any further; we need a clever, unconventional scheme.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Idiomatic Strategic Discourse

Educated and authoritative Chinese speakers frequently pair classical four-character idioms across turns to discuss ambition and strategy in a refined, elevated manner.

INTENT TAGS: #strategy #advice #innovation #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
另辟蹊径 SPOKEN CHUNK

to blaze a new trail; to find an alternative, unconventional approach

A high-register four-character idiom ideal for business, academic, or strategic discussions when standard solutions fail.

还得...才行 SPOKEN CHUNK

still have to... for it to work; must... in order to succeed

Use this framing structure to emphasize a necessary condition or requirement for solving a problem.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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