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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15 (18:23) HSK 6
bǎ zhè qián tōu tōu fàng zhào dà niáng wū lǐ

把这钱偷偷放赵大娘屋里

“Slip the money quietly into Mrs. Zhao's house.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 18:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì le

对了

“Oh, right.”

bǎ zhè qián tōu tōu fàng zhào dà niáng wū lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

把这钱 偷偷 放赵大娘屋里

“Slip the money quietly into Mrs. Zhao's house.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè gāng guò wán nián

这刚过完年

“The New Year just passed.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone: COVERT
Emotion: COMPASSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Slip her the money quietly so she doesn't feel humiliated or reject our charity.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Discreet Charity and Face (顾全他人面子)

Offering money openly to neighbors can induce shame or an obligation of reciprocity; giving secretly preserves the recipient's dignity and pride.

INTENT TAGS: #charity #discretion #face_saving #directing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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把……偷偷放 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sneak/put ... quietly into

Combines the ba-construction with an adverb of manner to describe doing an action stealthily to avoid notice.

赵大娘 SPOKEN CHUNK

Aunt Zhao (respectful address for an elderly female neighbor)

A traditional, warm community title used for an older married woman among common folk.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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