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《River Sunset》 S1·E5 (11:44) HSK 5
yǐ jiǎn qīng zhòng liàng

以减轻重量

“...to reduce weight.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 11:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xià xǔ duō wú xiàn diàn shè bèi

卸下许多无线电设备

“Removed much of the radio equipment...”

yǐ jiǎn qīng zhòng liàng CURRENT FOCUS

以减轻 重量

“...to reduce weight.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái zài jī yì wèi zhì jiā zhuāng le chú bīng qì

还在机翼位置加装了除冰器

“Also added de-icers on the wings.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING PURPOSE
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Classical Monosyllabic Connectors in Modern Chinese

Using single-character literary connectors like '以' instead of '为了' elevates the text to a professional, technical register.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #technical_explanation #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以 SPOKEN CHUNK

in order to; so as to

A concise formal conjunction connecting an action to its ultimate purpose or goal.

减轻重量 SPOKEN CHUNK

to reduce weight; to lighten the load

A standard formal collocation frequently found in technical, operational, or logistics contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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