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《The Knockout》 S1·E37 (29:21) HSK 3
zhè jīng hǎi de shì yí dìng yào yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng

这京海的事 一定要有始有终

“On the matter in Jinghai, where there's a start, there's a finish.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 29:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ

你

“You...”

zhè jīng hǎi de shì yí dìng yào yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng CURRENT FOCUS

这京海的事 一定要 有始有终

“On the matter in Jinghai, where there's a start, there's a finish.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yī huì bāng wǒ shōu shí shōu shí xíng lǐ

“Help me pack my luggage later, OK?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DETERMINATION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I will not walk away halfway; I am seeing this through to the very end.”
💡 Cultural Insight: You Shi You Zhong (Perseverance and Duty)

The moral virtue of completing what one starts is deeply ingrained in Confucian ethics, signifying professional integrity, honor, and accountability.

INTENT TAGS: #resolve #duty #commitment #perseverance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有始有终 SPOKEN CHUNK

to carry through to the end; see things through

A set idiomatic phrase (chengyu) praising persistence, responsibility, and completion.

一定要 SPOKEN CHUNK

must; definitely have to

Expresses strong obligation or personal determination.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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