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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (26:16) HSK 7
biàn shā le xī rì de gù rén ma

便杀了昔日的故人吗

“that you were still loyal to him?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 26:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiāng xìn zì jǐ shàng zhōng yú tā

相信自己尚忠于他

“to make Prime Minister Wei believe”

biàn shā le xī rì de gù rén ma CURRENT FOCUS

便 杀了 昔日的 故人 吗

“that you were still loyal to him?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù

不

“No.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING LOYALTY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How could you be so cold-blooded as to slaughter your own old friends?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sanctity of Old Bonds (Guren)

In Chinese ethics, betraying a 'guren' (old acquaintance or friend) is viewed as a severe breach of personal honor and moral virtue.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #condemnation #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
昔日的故人 SPOKEN CHUNK

old friends from the past

A literary collocation emphasizing long-standing bonds or shared history.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a direct rhetorical question loaded with doubt and confrontation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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