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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14 (31:21) HSK 7
yǐ hòu dìng shì yào jié shí gèng gāo de quán guì

以后定是要结识更高的权贵

“is bound to rub shoulders with even nobler figures”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 31:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xìng sòng de

这姓宋的

“This guy right here”

yǐ hòu dìng shì yào jié shí gèng gāo de quán guì CURRENT FOCUS

以后 定是 要结识更高的 权贵

“is bound to rub shoulders with even nobler figures”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN pān gèng gāo de zhī

攀更高的枝

“and climb even higher in the future.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SPECULATION
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He will ditch you the second someone wealthier comes along.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pan Gaozhi (Social Climbing)

Chinese interpersonal pragmatics highly scrutinizes opportunists who discard benefactors or partners once they establish ties with higher social strata (攀高枝).

INTENT TAGS: #warning #cynicism #prediction #exposure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
定是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

is bound to; will definitely

Used to assert a strong conviction or logical necessity about an upcoming action.

权贵 SPOKEN CHUNK

influential dignitaries; powerful elites

Formal noun referring to high-ranking officials and aristocratic elites with political power.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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