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《River Sunset》 S1·E30 (35:22) HSK 1
tè pài yuán dòng shǒu jiǎo de

特派员动手脚的

“a special envoy sent by the Emperor.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 35:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì bù gǎn duì tiān huáng pài lái de

是不敢对天皇派来的

“would not dare to tamper with”

tè pài yuán dòng shǒu jiǎo de CURRENT FOCUS

特派员 动手脚 的

“a special envoy sent by the Emperor.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge rén bèi hòu de rén

这个人背後的人

“The person behind this man”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SPECIFYING ACTION
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: SERIOUS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Foul Play Idiom (Dongshoujiao)

The idiom 'moving hands and feet' metaphorically captures stealthy manipulation, essential in Chinese espionage, political, and mystery narratives.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #conspiracy #identification #analysis
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
动手脚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tamper with; to pull tricks; to rig something covertly

A very common colloquial idiom used to describe dishonest or clandestine meddling with objects, mechanisms, or procedures.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Acts as part of the 'shi...de' construction to focus on the specific action or agent under discussion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
动手脚 dòng shǒu jiǎo
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
举手投足每一个动作
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
举手投足每一个动作
jǔ shǒu tóu zú měi yí gè dòng zuò

“(Every gesture and every move he makes,)”

我感觉他们是动手脚了
《岁月有情时》
85% Match
我感觉他们是动手脚了
wǒ gǎn jué tā men shì dòng shǒu jiǎo le

“I think they tampered with it.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E30 (35:22) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus