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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3 (39:44) HSK 5
cǐ shí yě bù gāi jié wài shēng zhī

此时也不该节外生枝

“I shouldn't cause trouble now.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 39:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè lóu shàng yě méi yǒu a

这楼上也没有啊

“No one upstairs either.”

cǐ shí yě bù gāi jié wài shēng zhī CURRENT FOCUS

此时 也不 该 节外生枝

“I shouldn't cause trouble now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fǎn zhèng yě zhǎo bù chū jǐ jiàn guì zhòng wù jiàn

“They can't find anything valuable anyway.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't cause any unnecessary complications right now; keep a low profile.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Complications (节外生枝)

In Chinese strategic culture, keeping to the critical path and minimizing unnecessary variables is a fundamental rule for managing risk in secretive or high-stakes tasks.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #dissuasion #risk_management #restraint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
节外生枝 SPOKEN CHUNK

to introduce new complications / to cause unforeseen trouble

A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used to warn someone against creating extra side issues.

此时也不该 SPOKEN CHUNK

at this time it is also inappropriate to...

Used to temper actions by highlighting poor timing and advising restraint.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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