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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E23 (02:25) HSK 7
zhèn zāi liáng zhè biān chū jīng tā nà biān jiù gào le bìng

赈灾粮这边出京 他那边就告了病

“As soon as the disaster relief grain left the capital, he claimed to be ill.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 02:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě tā zuǐ shàng yí gè zì dōu méi yǒu shuō guò

“he hasn't said a single word about it.”

zhèn zāi liáng zhè biān chū jīng tā nà biān jiù gào le bìng CURRENT FOCUS

赈灾粮 这边 出京 他那边就 告了病

“As soon as the disaster relief grain left the capital, he claimed to be ill.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hěn míng xiǎn

很明显

“It's obvious”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: POINTING OUT SUSPICION
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“His timing is far too coincidental; he is obviously dodging responsibility or complicit in a plot.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Illness (Tuo Bing)

In Chinese bureaucratic history, feigning illness ('gaobing' or 'tuobing') was a widespread diplomatic strategy to decline dangerous assignments, avoid taking sides, or dodge official scrutiny.

INTENT TAGS: #suspecting #analyzing_motives #pointing_out_contradiction #insinuation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
告病 SPOKEN CHUNK

to request leave of absence on grounds of illness

Commonly used in formal or historical contexts to describe officials bowing out temporarily, often as a political tactic.

赈灾粮 SPOKEN CHUNK

disaster relief grain

A historical term referring to emergency food rations allocated by the court to alleviate famine.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of an action, emphasizing the promptness and suspicious nature of his sudden sick leave.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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