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《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (36:12) HSK 5
kàn tā dào dǐ hái néng piàn dào jǐ shí

看他到底还能骗到几时

“Let's see how long he can keep up the charade.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 36:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ jiù lái yī chū shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu

“Then I'll play along.”

kàn tā dào dǐ hái néng piàn dào jǐ shí CURRENT FOCUS

看他 到底 还能 骗到几时

“Let's see how long he can keep up the charade.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì duì zhǎng

可是队长

“But Captain,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING ADVERSARY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'll play along for now, but his time is running out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Beating Them at Their Own Game (将计就计)

Reflects the classical Chinese strategic mentality of feigning ignorance to let an adversary dig their own grave before striking.

INTENT TAGS: #countermeasure #skepticism #confidence #determination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还能骗到几时 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much longer [one] can keep deceiving others

A rhetorical phrase used to express skepticism and conviction that someone's fraud will soon end.

到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth; after all; in the end

Used in questions or investigations to intensify curiosity, impatience, or determination.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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