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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E23 (05:47) HSK 7
dào shí hòu bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng

到时候兵强马壮

“We'll be well-equipped then.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 05:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng rán shì liú zài bǎo hù qū jì xù gōng zuò le

当然是留在保护区 继续工作了

“Of course, I'll stay in the reserve and keep working.”

dào shí hòu bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng CURRENT FOCUS

到时候 兵强马壮

“We'll be well-equipped then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jí pǔ chē duō dé dōu shù bù guò lái

“We'll have so many jeeps, we won't be able to count them all.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ENCOURAGING OPTIMISM
Tone: OPTIMISTIC
Emotion: HOPE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chengyu in Modern Vision-Building

Chinese speakers often employ martial four-character idioms like '兵强马壮' in ordinary modern contexts to convey vitality, institutional strength, and collective morale.

INTENT TAGS: #motivation #future_outlook #reassurance #optimism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when the time comes; at that time

Very frequently used in everyday Chinese to refer forward to a prospective future scenario.

兵强马壮 SPOKEN CHUNK

strong soldiers and sturdy horses; well-equipped and powerful

A common idiom (chengyu) figuratively used in workplace and organizational contexts to mean having abundant personnel and strong resources.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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