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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (36:14) HSK 7
tǎo zéi tǎo dào qióng xiāng pì rǎng qù

讨贼讨到穷乡僻壤去

“going to a remote backwater town to capture bandits?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 36:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN táng táng yí gè liù pǐn xiào wèi

“A sixth-rank commandant”

tǎo zéi tǎo dào qióng xiāng pì rǎng qù CURRENT FOCUS

讨贼讨到 穷乡僻壤 去

“going to a remote backwater town to capture bandits?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zhè fēn míng shì xiǎng chèn jī

他这分明是想趁机

“He clearly wants to use this chance”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Bandit hunting is just an excuse; he clearly has an ulterior motive going all the way out there.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concealing Motives under Official Duty

In historical political intrigue, officials often used official duties such as hunting bandits as cover for personal military deployments or illegal operations.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #allegation #exposing #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
穷乡僻壤 SPOKEN CHUNK

remote, impoverished hinterland; backwater

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to dismissively describe isolated and underdeveloped rural places.

讨贼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suppress bandits or rebels

A literary/historical term referring to punitive military expeditions against insurgent groups.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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