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《River Sunset》 S1·E14 (35:02) HSK 6
zhí dào zhuā zhù tā wéi zhǐ

直到抓住他为止

“Until we capture him.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 35:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng rán yào jì xù sōu chá

当然要继续搜查

“of course we continue the search.”

zhí dào zhuā zhù tā wéi zhǐ CURRENT FOCUS

直到 抓住他 为止

“Until we capture him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào dà zhāng qí gǔ dì zhǎn kāi sōu suǒ

“Conduct the search openly and with great fanfare.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING DETERMINATION
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Uncompromising Resolve in Duty

Using definitive terminal structures signals professional duty and determination in law enforcement narratives.

INTENT TAGS: #determination #setting_limits #perseverance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
直到...为止 SPOKEN CHUNK

until... (up to the point that)

A high-frequency grammatical frame specifying the temporal endpoint or terminating condition of an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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《River Sunset》 S1·E14 (35:02) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus