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疏通

shū tōng
HSK 7

English Meaning

to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
疏通经脉
HSK 7 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

得给她刮痧活血

“She needs a scraping treatment to stimulate her blood flow,”

2. TARGET TURN 疏通经脉

“clear her meridians,”

3. NEXT

把体内的风寒散一散

“and dispel the cold from her body. [Cinnabar]”

《逐玉》 · hospital_and_health
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赵立冬把上面 疏通得还挺好
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“He has pulled strings with the bosses, so fighting this decision is completely pointless.”

1. PREVIOUS

关键是 看上面怎么决定嘛

“The point is the decision of the superiors.”

“Zhao Lidong has maintained a good relationship with the higher-ups.”

3. NEXT

估计这结果 也改变不了了

“I guess the result is hard to change.”

《狂飙》 · workplace
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这 这怎么疏通关系啊
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“This is completely beyond our control; nobody can just bribe the Japanese secret police!”

1. PREVIOUS

还好说话些 日本宪兵队

“will be easier to talk to. The Japanese military police.”

“This... How do we grease the wheels?”

3. NEXT

我尽可能地

“I will do my best”

《八千里路云和月》 · crisis_and_conflict
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