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木偶

mù ǒu
HSK 7

English Meaning

puppet

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
但有的人已经像木偶一样
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Some people have completely lost their autonomy and are being manipulated like puppets—it's horrifying.”

1. PREVIOUS

怪不得有的人没有意识

“[No. 1] No wonder some of them are unconscious,”

“while others are already like puppets.”

3. NEXT

他们拿人当试验品

“They're using people as test subjects.”

《樊笼》 · crisis_and_conflict
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那…那与提线木偶有何区别?
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“If we strip away our own feelings just to survive, we are no longer human.”

1. PREVIOUS

这些都该重于儿女情长 可是若连自己的心都要禁锢

“They weigh more than romance. But if you have to cage your heart, what…”

“But if you have to cage your heart, what… What's the difference from being a puppet?”

3. NEXT

区别?

“Difference?”

《翘楚》 · historical_and_court
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区别就是木偶身不由己
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I am not your puppet, and I decide my own fate.”

1. PREVIOUS

区别?

“Difference?”

“The difference is, a puppet has no choice.”

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而我拥有选择的权力

“But I have the power to choose.”

《翘楚》 · crisis_and_conflict
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