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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E40 (25:04) HSK 5
yè yè shǒu zài wǒ de bìng tà zhī qián

夜夜守在我的病榻之前

“(who kept vigil by my sickbed night after night.)”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 25:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì nǐ

是你

“(It was you)”

yè yè shǒu zài wǒ de bìng tà zhī qián CURRENT FOCUS

夜夜守在我的 病榻之前

“(who kept vigil by my sickbed night after night.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì nǐ dǐng zhe wàn qiān yā lì jiāng wǒ fú shàng zhè jiǔ wǔ zhī wèi

是你顶着万千压力 将我扶上这九五之位

“(It was you who helped me ascend) (to the imperial throne under immense pressure.)”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REMINISCING AND ACKNOWLEDGING DEVOTION
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I will never forget how you stood by me through my darkest hours of illness and despair.”
💡 Cultural Insight: shiji (attending at a sickbed)

In traditional Chinese culture, attending attentively by a sickbed through the night represents the highest form of devotion—whether filial piety, deep loyalty between ruler and subject, or steadfast marital commitment in times of trial—symbolizing an enduring bond forged through shared hardship.

INTENT TAGS: #gratitude #sharing hardships #building rapport #monarch and companion bond
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
夜夜 SPOKEN CHUNK

night after night, every single night, emphasizing high frequency and long duration

A reduplicated term with a literary and classical flavor; casual spoken Chinese more commonly uses 'mei tian wan shang'.

病榻 SPOKEN CHUNK

sickbed, the bed one sleeps in while ill

An elegant literary noun, commonly seen in set expressions such as 'bing ta qian' (beside the sickbed) or 'chan mian bing ta' (bedridden with lingering illness).

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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