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HSK 3

English Meaning

to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我按图索骥查下来
HSK 3 00:01
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祐辰安这个举动太过奇怪

“(that You Chen'an's actions are weird.)”

“(I followed the clues and looked into it.)”

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他自从来到三法司

“(Since the day he joined the Three Judicial Offices,)”

《御赐小仵作》 · historical_and_court
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进设计院的话按部就班 不知道要多久
HSK 3 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I don't want to rot in a rigid bureaucracy waiting decades for my turn.”

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毕了业之后 得去设计院吧

“you'd have to go to a design institute after graduating, right?”

“Design institutes are so rigid. Who knows how long it'll take”

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才能实现梦想

“to achieve my dream.”

《你好1983》 · workplace
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牛不喝水你不能 强按头吧 我不强按
HSK 3 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I know you cannot force someone to like you, but give me a chance without feeling cornered.”

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你得改变下思维方式 把我当成一个男人看待

“you must change your way of thinking. Treat me as a man.”

“If the cow doesn't drink water, you can't force it to drink by pressing its head, right? I won't force you,”

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但是你想喝水 面前只有这一碗

“but if you want to drink water, there is only one bowl in front of you”

《以家人之名》 · social_and_dating
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