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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (37:05) HSK 6
nà chèn tā hái méi yǒu biàn chéng dà huàn zhī qián

那趁它还没有变成大患之前

“you must root it out before it grows into something grave.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21
TIMECODE: 37:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ruò zhēn shì yǒu bìng huàn

若真是有病患

“If there is a hidden disease,”

nà chèn tā hái méi yǒu biàn chéng dà huàn zhī qián CURRENT FOCUS

那 趁它还没有变成大患之前

“you must root it out before it grows into something grave.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jí shí gēn chú

及时根除

“you must root it out before it grows into something grave.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PROPOSING SOLUTION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We must strike now before this threat grows too large to handle.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preventive Elimination (Nipper in the Bud)

Rooted in traditional strategic thought like 'nipping evil in the bud' (防患于未然), political actors prioritize decisive early strikes over reactive management.

INTENT TAGS: #strategy #preemptive_strike #warning #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
趁 SPOKEN CHUNK

taking advantage of (a time or opportunity); while

A very common preposition used to indicate seizing an opportune moment before circumstances change.

大患 SPOKEN CHUNK

major hidden trouble; serious disaster

Literary and formal term frequently used in historical dramas and formal writing to describe a catastrophic threat.

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1 EXPR · 11 GRAMMAR
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