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《Road to Success》 S1·E4 (04:43) HSK 7
chèn jī wǒ kě yǐ qù tā jiā chá kàn tā de diàn nǎo

趁机我可以去她家 查看她的电脑

“I can seize the chance to go to her place and check her computer.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 04:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiā dì bǎn lòu shuǐ le

我家地板漏水了

“The floor in my place has water seepage.”

chèn jī wǒ kě yǐ qù tā jiā chá kàn tā de diàn nǎo CURRENT FOCUS

趁机 我可以 去她家 查看 她的电脑

“I can seize the chance to go to her place and check her computer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù tā jiā gū nán guǎ nǚ nǐ shì bú shì kàn shàng rén jiā le

去她家 孤男寡女 你是不是看上人家了

“Go to her place? A man and a woman alone? Are you into her?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING A PLAN
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Opportunistic Investigation Pretexts

In Chinese detective and crime dramas, investigators frequently use domestic mishaps like plumbing leaks as clever pretexts to enter private spaces without formal warrants.

INTENT TAGS: #planning #investigation #opportunity #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
趁机 SPOKEN CHUNK

taking advantage of the occasion; seize the chance

Used before an action verb to describe capitalizing on an unexpected opening or pretext.

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to inspect; to examine

A slightly formal verb commonly used when checking records, files, or devices.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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