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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E22 (06:27) HSK 5
zhǐ wèi gěi zì jǐ de xiōng dì men zhēng gè qīng bái

只为给自己的兄弟们 争个清白

“to get justice for my brothers.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 06:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bàn nián duō lái nǐ yún kuí fù qīn zhǎn zhuǎn shī shān xuè hǎi

半年多来 你云魁父亲辗转尸山血海

“Over six months, your father has been wandering around”

zhǐ wèi gěi zì jǐ de xiōng dì men zhēng gè qīng bái CURRENT FOCUS

只为 给自己 的 兄弟们 争个清白

“to get justice for my brothers.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn guó mín zhèng fǔ wèi gěi shàng céng zhē chǒu

但国民政府为给上层遮丑

“But the National Government”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: SOLEMN
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He went through hell not for himself, but to clear the names of his loyal comrades.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yiqi (Brotherhood and Loyalty)

In Chinese culture, especially among soldiers or close peers ('brothers'), loyalty requires defending a comrade's posthumous honor and reputation ('qingbai') at all costs.

INTENT TAGS: #vindication #loyalty #honor #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
只为 SPOKEN CHUNK

only for / solely for the sake of

Use at the beginning of a clause to highlight a single, pure, and often noble motivation behind a difficult action.

争个清白 SPOKEN CHUNK

fight for one's innocence / clear one's name

Used when someone actively struggles against false accusations or injustice to restore their reputation and honor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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