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《The Heir》 S1·E35 (11:12) HSK 1
shì nà lǐ zhēn zěn me hái shàng cuān xià tiào

是 那李祯怎么还上蹿下跳

“Yes. Then why is Li Zhen still running around stirring things up?”

《The Heir》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 11:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà zhāng yá yì bú shì yǐ jīng ná dào zhī fǔ dà rén qiān pī de gōng wén le ma

“Hasn't Officer Zhang already gotten the official document signed by the Prefect?”

shì nà lǐ zhēn zěn me hái shàng cuān xià tiào CURRENT FOCUS

是 那李祯 怎么还 上蹿下跳

“Yes. Then why is Li Zhen still running around stirring things up?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ jiā rén shì guāi guāi qù le jǐ tàng fǔ yá

李家人是乖乖去了几趟府衙

“The Lis did appear obediently before the prefectural office several times.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: QUESTIONING INCONSISTENCY
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If we truly had him cornered with the official paperwork, why is he still making trouble?”
💡 Cultural Insight: 官府威慑 (Authority of Yamen Decrees)

In traditional China, an official prefectural warrant was theoretically absolute; defying it by continuing covert schemes signals extreme desperation or hidden backing.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #skepticism #frustration #counter_argument
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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上蹿下跳 SPOKEN CHUNK

running around busily; frantically stirring up trouble

A highly vivid, derogatory idiom used to describe an opponent or troublemaker frantically scheming or mobilizing behind the scenes.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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