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《The Knockout》 S1·E31 (16:10) HSK 4
gěi táng xiǎo lóng bù duàn dì tōng fēng bào xìn

给唐小龙 不断地通风报信

“who keeps tipping off Tang Xiaolong.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 16:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái zài yǒu rén

还在有人

“someone in our system”

gěi táng xiǎo lóng bù duàn dì tōng fēng bào xìn CURRENT FOCUS

给唐小龙 不断地 通风报信

“who keeps tipping off Tang Xiaolong.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN néng jiū chū lái ma

能揪出来吗

“Can we find him?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING CRIME
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Internal Informants (Inner Protective Umbrellas)

In Chinese legal dramas about organized crime, tip-offs from within official organs represent the 'protective umbrella' (保护伞) system corrupting justice.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #exposing_corruption #reporting #identifying_leaks
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
通风报信 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tip off; to leak secret information to someone

A common idiomatic set phrase used to describe secretly alerting or tipping off a collaborator or criminal.

不断地 SPOKEN CHUNK

continuously; incessantly

Adverbial modifier indicating repeated and uninterrupted action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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