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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E22 (38:43) HSK 6
què yòu ràng nǐ liú yǒu yì kǒu qì zài

却又让你留有一口气在

“Yet he would keep us alive”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 38:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tiāo chū nǐ de jīn mài

挑出你的筋脉

“and pull out our tendons.”

què yòu ràng nǐ liú yǒu yì kǒu qì zài CURRENT FOCUS

却又让你留有一口气在

“Yet he would keep us alive”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gōng tā qū shǐ

供他驱使

“so as to make us do his bidding”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: THREATENING
Tone: MENACING
Emotion: MALICE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Torment Worse than Death

In classic Chinese martial arts and fantasy narratives, keeping an enemy alive under extreme agony is considered the ultimate form of vengeful retribution.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #torment #gloating #cruelty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
留有一口气 SPOKEN CHUNK

to leave barely breathing; to keep someone on the verge of death

A vivid dramatic expression used to describe someone barely clinging to life.

Modal Particle「在」 (zai) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as an aspect marker/complement indicating the persistence of a continuing state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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