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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (01:54) HSK 3
zuò qǐ shì lái cái néng shùn fēng shùn shuǐ duì bú duì

做起事来才能顺风顺水 对不对

“everything can go our way, right?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 01:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gōng ān jú lǐ miàn yǒu zán men zì jǐ rén

“As long as we have our own people in the Public Security Bureau,”

zuò qǐ shì lái cái néng shùn fēng shùn shuǐ duì bú duì CURRENT FOCUS

做起事来才能 顺风顺水 对不对

“everything can go our way, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mǎng cūn de shuǐ tǐng shēn de dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ liǎng qǐ móu shā àn

莽村的水挺深的 到现在为止 两起谋杀案

“Mang Village is quite complicated. Up until now, two murders”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SEEKING AGREEMENT
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know corruption is the only way we stay safe and successful, so get on board.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Backing (保护伞)

Reflects the underworld logic where cultivating high-level contacts (protective umbrellas) is viewed as essential for survival.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #persuasion #seeking_validation #collusion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做起事来 SPOKEN CHUNK

when handling matters / when getting down to business

Employs the 'V + 起...来' structure to discuss what happens once an action starts.

顺风顺水 SPOKEN CHUNK

smooth sailing; going without a hitch

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) describing uninterrupted ease and fortune.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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