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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9 (28:55) HSK 6
xià guān gěi nín qǐng ān le xīn nián jí xiáng

下官给您请安了 新年吉祥

“Happy New Year. I wish you well.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè bú shì chén dà rén ma

这不是陈大人吗

“Well, if it isn't Mr. Chen.”

xià guān gěi nín qǐng ān le xīn nián jí xiáng CURRENT FOCUS

下官给 您请 安了 新年吉祥

“Happy New Year. I wish you well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sū dà rén xīn nián jí xiáng
苏大人 新年吉祥 →

“Mr. Su, happy New Year to you too.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FORMAL GREETING
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: RESPECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Deference (Xiaguan)

Referring to oneself as 'xiaguan' explicitly acknowledges a lower rank, illustrating how imperial Chinese bureaucracy embedded hierarchical etiquette into everyday social exchanges.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #paying_respects #hierarchy #festive_blessing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
请安 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay respects; to inquire after someone's health

A traditional, ritualistic greeting used in dynastic times when paying formal respects to elders or superiors.

新年吉祥 SPOKEN CHUNK

auspicious New Year; happy New Year

A classic formal blessing used to wish someone fortune and peace during the Spring Festival.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the ritual greeting action, lending a conventional deferential cadence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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祝陛下新岁安康
《朝雪录》
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祝陛下新岁安康
zhù bì xià xīn suì ān kāng

“May Your Majesty be well in the new year.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9 (28:55) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus