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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E36 (38:22) HSK 5
rú jīn ēn yǐ jīng huán qīng le

如今恩已经还清了

“You've paid him the debt of gratitude now.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 38:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǎng le nǐ shí jǐ nián

养了你十几年

“who raised you for more than ten years.”

rú jīn ēn yǐ jīng huán qīng le CURRENT FOCUS

如今恩已经 还清了

“You've paid him the debt of gratitude now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chóu yě gāi bào le

仇也该报了

“It is time you took revenge.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DECLARING SEVERANCE
Tone: COLD, DECISIVE, AND CHILLING
Emotion: RESOLUTENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I owe you nothing anymore; now you must pay for what you did.”
💡 Cultural Insight: En and Chou (Gratitude and Vengeance)

In traditional Chinese culture and wuxia ethics, one must honor 'en' (benevolence or debt of care) before one is ethically permitted to exact 'chou' (vengeance).

INTENT TAGS: #severance #closure #retribution #declaring_independence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还清 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay off in full / to clear a debt

Used both for financial debts and metaphorical moral obligations or favors.

如今 SPOKEN CHUNK

nowadays / at present

A slightly formal transition word marking a shift from past circumstances to the present.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the repayment and a decisive change of state.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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