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《The Heir》 S1·E30 (26:05) HSK 1
tā zhè shì xià le xuè běn

他这是下了血本

“He's really spending a fortune.”

《The Heir》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 26:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge tián běn chāng tā shén me shí hòu biàn dé zhè me yǒu qián le

这个田本昌 他什么时候变得这么有钱了

“This Tian Benchang... When did he become so rich?”

tā zhè shì xià le xuè běn CURRENT FOCUS

他这是 下了血本

“He's really spending a fortune.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men dé jì xù chá

咱们得继续查

“We have to keep investigating.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EVALUATING
Tone: SERIOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is risking everything on this gamble, so whatever he is plotting must be huge.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xueben (Blood Capital / Sunk Stake)

The term 'blood capital' (血本) equates hard-earned money to one's own blood and flesh, indicating an all-or-nothing investment.

INTENT TAGS: #assessment #suspicion #emphasis #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
下了血本 SPOKEN CHUNK

spared no expense; staked everything; made an enormous sacrifice

A very vivid colloquial idiom used when someone invests an extraordinary amount of money, effort, or risk into a venture.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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