《Generation to Generation》 S1·E4 (03:20)
HSK 5
cháng jiā rú jīn bèi jué dì sān chǐ
常家如今被掘地三尺
“The Chang residence has been dug up.”
《Generation to Generation》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 03:20
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
cháng jiā rú jīn bèi jué dì sān chǐ
CURRENT FOCUS
常家 如今 被 掘地三尺
“The Chang residence has been dug up.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
jiā shí jǐn huǐ
家什尽毁
“Everything was destroyed.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
REPORTING DEVASTATION
Tone:
DRAMATIC
Emotion:
SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They searched every millimeter and trashed the entire place looking for it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Idiomatic Hyperbole (Juedi Sanchi)
Chinese speakers often employ classic four-character idioms describing physical extremity to convey ruthless pillaging or extreme thoroughness.
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
掘地三尺
SPOKEN CHUNK
to dig three feet into the ground; to search exhaustively
A classic idiom describing an obsessive, destructive search leaving no stone unturned.
如今
SPOKEN CHUNK
nowadays; at present
A slightly formal synonym of 'xianzai' that adds weight to the current state of affairs.
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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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