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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E18 (06:19) HSK 1
xiǎo nǚ xiè guò nǐ de jiù mìng zhī ēn

小女谢过你的救命之恩

“I thank you for saving my life.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 06:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ēn rén zài shàng

恩人在上

“My benefactor,”

xiǎo nǚ xiè guò nǐ de jiù mìng zhī ēn CURRENT FOCUS

小女 谢过 你的 救命之恩

“I thank you for saving my life.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng lái

上来

“Come up.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING GRATITUDE
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Life-debt Obligation (En)

In traditional Chinese culture, saving a life creates an enormous moral and social debt ('en') that must be formally acknowledged and honored.

INTENT TAGS: #gratitude #humility #formal_thanks #reverence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
救命之恩 SPOKEN CHUNK

debt of gratitude for saving one's life

A highly formal classical idiom used when acknowledging someone who literally rescued you from death.

小女 SPOKEN CHUNK

humble self-reference used by a young woman

Found exclusively in historical or period settings where young women refer to themselves with modesty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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