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《The Heir》 S1·E36 (17:42) HSK 4
wèi le dá dào mù dì bù zé shǒu duàn shuō dào dǐ

为了达到目的不择手段 说到底

“doing whatever it takes to achieve our goals. In truth,”

《The Heir》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 17:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě wǒ men yī lù zǒu lái cóng wèi xiàng nǐ yī yàng

“But over the years, we've never been like you,”

wèi le dá dào mù dì bù zé shǒu duàn shuō dào dǐ CURRENT FOCUS

为了达到目的 不择手段 说到底

“doing whatever it takes to achieve our goals. In truth,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì nǐ de rén xìng xū wěi zì sī nǐ

是你的人性虚伪 自私 你

“you are nothing but a hypocrite, selfish to the core. You”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't pretend you had noble motives; you are simply an unprincipled hypocrite.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Primacy of Righteousness over Benefit (重义轻利)

Traditional Chinese ethics heavily condemn achieving personal success through corrupt means, placing moral integrity far above pragmatic gains.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #unmasking #accusation #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不择手段 SPOKEN CHUNK

by hook or by crook; unscrupulously

A powerful four-character idiom condemning ruthlessness and total disregard for ethics.

说到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the final analysis; when all is said and done

Use this discourse marker to introduce what you consider the fundamental underlying truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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