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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E36 (31:24) HSK 7
nú bì lái cì hòu hóu yé biàn shì le

奴婢来伺候侯爷便是了

“I will attend to His Lordship.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 31:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fū rén yào bù yào qù xiē xī yī xià

“My Lady, would you like to take a rest?”

nú bì lái cì hòu hóu yé biàn shì le CURRENT FOCUS

奴婢来 伺候 侯爷 便是了

“I will attend to His Lordship.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ lái ba

我来吧

“Let me do it.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: OFFERING SERVICE
Tone: RESPECTFUL
Emotion: DEFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Feudal Servitude Forms of Address

Female domestic servants in ancient China addressed themselves as '奴婢' (nubi) to explicitly show deference and hierarchy toward their masters.

INTENT TAGS: #servitude #courtesy #offering_help #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
伺候 SPOKEN CHUNK

to serve; to wait upon

A formal term frequently encountered in historical or service contexts meaning to attend to someone's physical needs.

便是了 SPOKEN CHUNK

will do; will suffice; that will be fine

A polite, slightly traditional phrasing used to offer an effortless resolution or standard course of action.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions together with 便是 to form a softening conclusive particle cluster indicating acceptance or resolution.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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