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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37 (34:28) HSK 1
nú cái kěn qǐng bì xià míng chá

奴才恳请陛下明察

“I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 34:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zuò hé jiě shì a

“How do you explain that?”

nú cái kěn qǐng bì xià míng chá CURRENT FOCUS

奴才 恳请 陛下 明察

“I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǔ ān hóu jiù shì nà ge zéi

“The Marquis of Wu'an is the very culprit!”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING INNOCENCE
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND DESPERATE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am innocent, Your Majesty; look closer at who is really behind this!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Self-Deprecation (Nucai)

Servants in the imperial court referred to themselves as 'nucai' (slave/servant) to signal absolute submission and loyalty to the throne.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #deflection #submission #appealing_to_justice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
恳请 SPOKEN CHUNK

earnestly request / humbly beg

A formal, high-register term used when imploring a superior or authority figure for action.

明察 SPOKEN CHUNK

investigate thoroughly / see clearly

Historically addressed to emperors or officials when begging for a just judgment; often paired with '明察秋毫'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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