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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E26 (05:41) HSK 2
děng zhe gōng kuī yī kuì ma

等着功亏一篑吗

“After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 05:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chóu móu duō nián

筹谋多年

“After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.”

děng zhe gōng kuī yī kuì ma CURRENT FOCUS

等着 功亏一篑 吗

“After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě qín cāng shì tā de ér zi nà zhòng yào ma

“But Qin Cang was his son. Does that matter?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING
Tone: SHARP
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop second-guessing yourself now; we cannot let sentimental weakness ruin everything we built.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Ruthlessness in Statecraft

In historical narratives, major conspirators often demand subordinating personal morality to overarching political goals.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuke #rhetorical_question #perseverance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
功亏一篑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to fall short of success for lack of a final effort

Use this idiom when cautioning against giving up or failing at the very last moment after long effort.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that expresses disbelief and firm reprimand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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