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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (01:20) HSK 6
shēng dōng jī xī zhè zhāo

声东击西这招

“That diversionary tactic”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 01:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì nǐ yǒu bàn fǎ a

还是你有办法啊

“You really have a way with things.”

shēng dōng jī xī zhè zhāo CURRENT FOCUS

声东击西 这招

“That diversionary tactic”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yòng dé hǎo

用得好

“worked perfectly.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING PRAISE
Tone: APPRECIATIVE
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: The Thirty-Six Stratagems in Modern Speech

Classical military idioms such as '声东击西' are routinely integrated into everyday Chinese discourse to praise strategic cleverness.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #tactical_appreciation #acknowledgment #compliment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
声东击西 SPOKEN CHUNK

make a feint to the east and attack in the west; create a diversion

One of the classic Thirty-Six Stratagems, widely used colloquially to describe misleading tactics.

这招 SPOKEN CHUNK

this move; this tactic

A handy colloquial expression for pointing out a specific strategy, scheme, or move.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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