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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E30 (29:30) HSK 6
wǒ yě xiǎng wèi xiè jiāng jūn shàng zhù xiāng

我也想为谢将军上炷香

“I also want to offer incense for General Xie.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 29:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà dào shí hòu

那到时候

“Then at that time,”

wǒ yě xiǎng wèi xiè jiāng jūn shàng zhù xiāng CURRENT FOCUS

我也想为谢将军 上炷香

“I also want to offer incense for General Xie.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǐ ma

可以吗

“May I?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REQUESTING PERMISSION
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: RESPECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Offering Incense (上香)

Lighting and offering incense is a core ritualistic act in Chinese culture to demonstrate reverence and remembrance for ancestors or fallen heroes.

INTENT TAGS: #respect #mourning #humble_request #paying_homage
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
上炷香 SPOKEN CHUNK

offer a stick of incense

A common idiom meaning to offer incense to honor the deceased at an altar or memorial.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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