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《The Lead》 S1·E5 (22:16) HSK 4
kǒng pà yǒu xiē rén xīn cún jiǎo xìng zéi xīn bù sǐ

恐怕有些人心存侥幸 贼心不死

“It seems some troublemakers just won't give up”

《The Lead》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 22:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xiē dōu shì méi lái de jí chǔ lǐ de jiù xiān fàng zài zhè le

这些都是没来得及处理的 就先放在这了

“These weren't handled in time, so they were put here.”

kǒng pà yǒu xiē rén xīn cún jiǎo xìng zéi xīn bù sǐ CURRENT FOCUS

恐怕 有些人心存侥幸 贼心不死

“It seems some troublemakers just won't give up”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì shàng tái hái bào yǒu huàn xiǎng ba

“on performing on the stage.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING SUSPICION
Tone: VIGILANT
Emotion: DISTRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Political Vigilance Rhetoric

This line reflects the solemn, idiom-heavy rhetoric often found in Chinese administrative or historical political discourse when assessing ideological loyalty and factional rivalry.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #allegation #suspicion #vigilance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
心存侥幸 SPOKEN CHUNK

rely on luck; nurse false hopes of getting away with something

A formal four-character idiom frequently used when warning against wishful thinking in administrative or moral contexts.

贼心不死 SPOKEN CHUNK

refuse to give up one's evil intentions

A strong idiomatic expression used to condemn enemies or conspirators who stubbornly persist in plotting.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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