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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (25:28) HSK 4
běn hóu gǎn wèn yī jù

本侯敢问一句

“May I ask—”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 25:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ jīng zhī dào wǒ gēn fán jiā de guān xì le

已经知道我跟樊家的关系了

“about my relationship with the Fan family.”

běn hóu gǎn wèn yī jù CURRENT FOCUS

本侯 敢问一句

“May I ask—”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fán jiā fū fù nián qián bèi shā àn

樊家夫妇年前被杀案

“do you know the details”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FORMAL QUESTIONING
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Brace yourself, because I am about to interrogate you directly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Appellation of Nobility (Chengwei)

In traditional China, nobility avoided common first-person pronouns, using their aristocratic rank to project state authority and social distance.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #intimidation #probing #formal_challenge
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
本侯 SPOKEN CHUNK

this Marquis; I (used by a marquis)

A first-person archaic self-reference used exclusively by titled marquises in historical contexts.

敢问一句 SPOKEN CHUNK

may I venture to ask a question

A formal, polite rhetorical preface used before posing a critical or sensitive inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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