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《River Sunset》 S1·E13 (08:45) HSK 5
tā jiù huì zì dòng zhǎo shàng mén lái de

他就会自动找上门来的

“he will come to us on his own.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 08:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ yào nà ge měi guó rén zài wǒ men shǒu lǐ

只要那个美国人在我们手里

“as long as we have that American,”

tā jiù huì zì dòng zhǎo shàng mén lái de CURRENT FOCUS

他 就 会 自动 找上门来 的

“he will come to us on his own.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yù shǐ qí fēng kuáng xiān shǐ qí miè wáng

欲使其疯狂先使其灭亡

“To make someone mad, first make them perish.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MAKING PREDICTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We hold all the cards; he will have no choice but to walk right into our trap.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Luring the Adversary (Youshidong)

A standard strategic principle in traditional Chinese conflict culture, where holding critical leverage forces an enemy to surrender initiative and reveal themselves.

INTENT TAGS: #predicting #confidence #strategic_calculation #assurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
自动 SPOKEN CHUNK

of one's own accord; automatically

Used to describe an action undertaken willingly or inevitably without external coercion at that moment.

找上门来 SPOKEN CHUNK

come seeking someone out at their place

A common idiom meaning someone actively comes to your door, often with specific intentions or demands.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the sentence to assert certainty and conviction in the truth of the prediction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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