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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E18 (02:13) HSK 5
tā duì hēi yī rén yán tīng jì cóng

他对黑衣人言听计从

“he obeyed the man in black without question.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 02:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì dǎ nà yǐ hòu

自打那以后

“From then on,”

tā duì hēi yī rén yán tīng jì cóng CURRENT FOCUS

他 对 黑衣人 言听计从

“he obeyed the man in black without question.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hēi yī rén huán gěi le tā sù zi xiāng hé qiān xún mù

黑衣人还给了他素子香和千寻木

“The man in black also gave him Suzi Fragrance and Qianxun Wood.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: RELAYING INFORMATION
Tone: INFORMATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Total Compliance (Yan Ting Ji Cong)

In traditional Chinese narrative archetypes, total obedience often indicates manipulation, mind control, or a deeply compromised puppet figure.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #informing #character_assessment #case_analysis
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
言听计从 SPOKEN CHUNK

to follow advice blindly; to obey someone completely

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe someone who acts with absolute compliance toward another person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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