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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11 (25:42) HSK 1
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

知己知彼

“It's better to know both sides.”

《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 25:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ liǎo jiě wǒ zhè me duō gàn shén me ya

“Why do you want to know so much about me?”

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ CURRENT FOCUS

知己知彼

“It's better to know both sides.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi le yǐ hòu zài gōng zuò shàng ne

为了以后在工作上呢

“To cooperate better at work in the future,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to size you up so I can handle you effectively at work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Idioms in Daily Speech (熟语运用)

Chinese speakers often quote ancient proverbs from Sun Tzu's Art of War to humorously or smartly justify interpersonal tactics in professional environments.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #deflection #proverbial_wit #strategic_probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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知己知彼 SPOKEN CHUNK

know oneself and know the enemy (Sun Tzu's Art of War)

A classic four-character idiom frequently used in modern speech to emphasize the value of doing your homework on others.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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