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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37 (01:32) HSK 5
tài fù tīng wén lǎo shī jìn rì xīn jí fù fā

太傅 听闻老师近日心疾复发

“[Action Through Inaction] Grand Tutor. I heard your heart condition has flared up recently, Master.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 01:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài jìng fán jiāng jūn yī bēi

再敬樊将军一杯

“[Action Through Inaction] Another toast to you, General Fan.”

tài fù tīng wén lǎo shī jìn rì xīn jí fù fā CURRENT FOCUS

太傅 听闻 老师近日 心疾复发

“[Action Through Inaction] Grand Tutor. I heard your heart condition has flared up recently, Master.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǒu hǎo zhuǎn

可有好转

“Are you feeling better now?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING CONCERN
Tone: RESPECTFUL
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I care about your well-being, but I also need to gauge your physical and political stamina right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Veneration of the Imperial Tutor (Zunshi Zhongdao)

Even royals maintained utmost deference toward imperial tutors (Taifu), whose illnesses had both emotional and political weight.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #solicitude #respect #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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听闻 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hear of; to be informed that

A formal, literary equivalent of '听说' used in elevated polite discourse or historical drama.

复发 SPOKEN CHUNK

to relapse; to recur (of an illness)

Commonly used in medical contexts to describe the return of a chronic symptom or disease.

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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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