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《Light to the Night》 S1·E10 (35:54) HSK 7
tā men fèi jǐn zhōu zhé

他们费尽周折

“they went through so much”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 35:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǔ nián qián

五年前

“Five years ago,”

tā men fèi jǐn zhōu zhé CURRENT FOCUS

他们 费尽周折

“they went through so much”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xuǎn zé zhǔ dòng shī zōng

选择主动失踪

“to make themselves disappear”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ANALYZING SITUATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Four-Character Idioms in Professional Deductions

Using concise four-character idioms like '费尽周折' is common even in casual detective discussions to encapsulate complex case details efficiently.

INTENT TAGS: #case_analysis #deduction #evaluating_effort #reasoning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
费尽周折 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go through all kinds of twists and turns / take great pains

A set idiom used to describe overcoming immense complications or exerting exhaustive effort to accomplish a plan.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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