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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37 (34:45) HSK 3
bì xià zéi rén bèi zhuā zhù le

陛下 贼人被抓住了

“Your Majesty, the fugitive has been caught.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 34:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me hái yǒu dì èr gè zéi

“What? Is there a second culprit now?”

bì xià zéi rén bèi zhuā zhù le CURRENT FOCUS

陛下 贼人 被抓住 了

“Your Majesty, the fugitive has been caught.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yā shàng lái

押上来

“Bring him in.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REPORTING STATUS
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND REPORTING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Protocol and Status Reporting

In traditional Chinese imperial courts, subordinates must preface all reports with imperial honorifics and deliver updates promptly and respectfully to acknowledge absolute royal authority.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #subordination #informing #status_update
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
陛下 SPOKEN CHUNK

Your Majesty

A classical court honorific used exclusively by subordinates when directly addressing an emperor.

贼人 SPOKEN CHUNK

culprit; criminal; bandit

A literary and period-typical term for criminals or traitors, commonly heard in historical dramas.

被抓住了 SPOKEN CHUNK

has been caught / captured

A standard passive construction indicating the successful capture of a target.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies the completion of an action and reports a new state of affairs to the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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