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《River Sunset》 S1·E14 (39:40) HSK 3
xiàn zài wǒ men xū yào qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

现在我们需要敲山震虎

“Now we need to "beat the grass to startle the snake."”

《River Sunset》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 39:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ wǒ men yīng gāi fàng dà sōu suǒ de fàn wéi

所以我们应该放大搜索的范围

“Therefore, we should expand the search area.”

xiàn zài wǒ men xū yào qiāo shān zhèn hǔ CURRENT FOCUS

现在我们需 要 敲山震虎

“Now we need to "beat the grass to startle the snake."”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ràng yè jiā dài lù gěi wǒ men yí gè fāng xiàng

让叶家带路给我们一个方向

“Make the Ye family lead us in a direction.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING STRATEGY
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's rattle their cage so they make a mistake and lead us right to them.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Stratagems in Tactical Discourse

Chinese tactical planning frequently draws upon classical stratagems and idioms to compactly convey complex psychological operations.

INTENT TAGS: #tactical proposal #provocation #strategy #maneuvering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
敲山震虎 SPOKEN CHUNK

beat the mountain to startle the tiger; make a show of force to intimidate or provoke a target

A classic strategic idiom derived from martial strategy, used when taking an overt action to flush out a concealed opponent.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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