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寸

cùn
HSK 5

English Meaning

a unit of length; inch; thumb

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
刀口入肉半寸 还好没有伤到筋骨
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真丑

“♪ Wind sheds rain like tears ♪ Nasty cut. ♪ Over the whole town ♪”

“Half an inch deep into the flesh. Luckily no bones are hurt, ♪ Perhaps hearts long to seek ♪”

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但你得先用清水清洗一下伤口 以免疮口生发

“♪ Perhaps hearts long to seek ♪ but wash it with clean water ♪ Etch within our fingertips ♪ to avoid infection. ♪ Hear crisp footsteps echo clear ♪”

《云秀行》 · hospital_and_health
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- 如果还有剩下的部分 - 不要得寸进尺
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“Take what I gave you and stop asking for more.”

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所以翻新预算可以拿一点出来

“so anything you could do on the refurbishment budget.”

“- If there's anything left. - [Moira] Don't push your luck.”

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这周结束前告诉我你的第一个案子

“I want the first case for the end of the week.”

《悬案》 · workplace
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伤得筋骨寸断
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就得拼尽一身的血肉

“they have to risk their flesh and blood,”

2. TARGET TURN 伤得筋骨寸断

“suffer broken bones,”

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撞得头破血流

“and get bruised and battered.”

《佳偶天成》 · crisis_and_conflict
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