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《River Sunset》 S1·E23 (03:17) HSK 5
tā men shì xiān zhī dào wǒ men de xíng dòng

他们事先知道我们的行动

“They knew our operation in advance”

《River Sunset》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 03:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

你是说

“You mean”

tā men shì xiān zhī dào wǒ men de xíng dòng CURRENT FOCUS

他们事先知道我们的行动

“They knew our operation in advance”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ zài zhè lǐ mái fú

所以在这里埋伏

“So they set an ambush here”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: STATING DEDUCTION
Tone: GRIM
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We have been betrayed; our plans were leaked.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tactical Intelligence and Suspicion

In Chinese detective and espionage dramas, identifying advance enemy awareness signals internal betrayal and urgency.

INTENT TAGS: #deduction #alerting #warning #exposure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
事先知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

to know beforehand / advance knowledge

Used to describe foreknowledge or prior awareness of an event or scheme.

我们的行动 SPOKEN CHUNK

our operation / our move

Commonly used in tactical, police, or business contexts to denote an active operation or plan.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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