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持

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HSK 7

English Meaning

to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
不是跌落悬崖后的咬牙坚持
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Surviving rock bottom by sheer grit isn't what truly breaks a person; the real torment is what comes from questioning who you are deep down.”

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人生最苦

“[Feng Suo] [Play football with the brothers] The greatest pain”

“is not gritting your teeth after falling off a cliff, [But what I want most in the end] [is to win the championship with the guys] [Yu Ming]”

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而是诘问自我后

“but facing yourself and [Win the championship] [Chen Jianghe]”

《灿如繁星》 · social_and_dating
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我对钱菲的人品 持怀疑态度
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I refuse to work with Qian Fei and want management to take action against her.”

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或者是请总部把我调离

“Shanlifang Hotel Group and Hejing or ask headquarters to transfer me away.”

“I have doubts about Qian Fei's integrity.”

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我有理由怀疑 她这样的员工能否做好

“I have reason to suspect whether an employee like her can do a good job”

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都坚持一下 不要眨眼啊 好好好
HSK 7 00:02
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那 你来安排行不行 好 你怎么说我们就怎么做

“So, can you arrange it? Okay. We'll do exactly as you say.”

“Hold still. Don't blink. Okay.”

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一 二

“One, two...”

《小城大事》 · daily_life
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