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《The Heir》 S1·E36 (07:01) HSK 7
ruò xiǎng zhuā zhù tā de bǎ bǐng

若想抓住他的把柄

“If we want to catch him,”

《The Heir》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 07:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tián běn chāng jiù huì dé dào xiāo xī jiāng nà pī tōng fān mò yùn zǒu

田本昌就会得到消息 将那批通番墨运走

“Tian Benchang will get the news and move the contraband ink.”

ruò xiǎng zhuā zhù tā de bǎ bǐng CURRENT FOCUS

若想 抓住他 的 把柄

“If we want to catch him,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì xū jiāng qí rén zāng bìng huò

“we must catch him red-handed.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: STRATEGIC PLANNING
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Evidence in Chinese Jurisprudence (人赃俱获)

In Chinese detective and legal strategy, catching an offender simultaneously with the contraband is crucial to prevent evasion.

INTENT TAGS: #strategy #investigation #tactics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
抓住把柄 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get leverage on someone; to catch someone red-handed

A very common metaphor referring to obtaining solid proof of someone's wrongdoing to control them.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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