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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E35 (20:30) HSK 1
shén me dōu méi kàn jiàn hóu yé

什么都没看见 侯爷

“I saw nothing, Your Lordship.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 20:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xià guān shén me dōu méi kàn jiàn

下官什么都没看见

“I didn't see anything!”

shén me dōu méi kàn jiàn hóu yé CURRENT FOCUS

什么都没看见 侯爷

“I saw nothing, Your Lordship.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái lèng zhe gàn shén me

还愣着干什么

“What are you standing there for?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FEIGNING IGNORANCE
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please spare my life—I promise I will never speak a word of what just happened.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Feigned Ignorance for Self-Preservation (装聋作哑/明哲保身)

Subordinates caught witnessing forbidden secrets in hierarchical societies deliberately feign blindness to survive ruthless power dynamics.

INTENT TAGS: #feigning_ignorance #self_preservation #submission #placating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
什么都没看见 SPOKEN CHUNK

saw nothing at all

A very common everyday and dramatic phrase used to claim total ignorance or turn a blind eye.

侯爷 SPOKEN CHUNK

Marquis; Your Lordship

Honorific title addressing a nobleman with the hereditary rank of marquis.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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