《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (26:44)
HSK 2
nà jiù shì zhǎn cǎo chú gēn nǎ
那就是斩草除根哪
“they would have wiped out the entire family.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 26:44
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
dào le nà ge shí hòu
到了那个时候
“By then,”
nà jiù shì zhǎn cǎo chú gēn nǎ
CURRENT FOCUS
那就 是 斩草除根 哪
“they would have wiped out the entire family.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zì gǔ zhōng yì nán liǎng quán
“Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been hard to reconcile.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
IDENTIFYING CONSEQUENCES
Tone:
GRAVE
Emotion:
SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You realize doing that means ruthlessly wiping them out completely, leaving no survivors.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Total Eradication Mentality
In classical Chinese historical narratives, political survival often necessitated 'cutting weeds and digging up roots' to prevent descendants from seeking vengeance later.
INTENT TAGS:
#warning
#consequence_framing
#emphasis
#moral_weighing
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
斩草除根
SPOKEN CHUNK
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots; to eradicate thoroughly
A common idiom used metaphorically when resolving a problem completely so that it cannot recur, or ruthlessly eliminating all threats.
Modal Particle「哪」 (na)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds emotional weight, sighing realization, or exclamation to the conclusion.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
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