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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (22:47) HSK 1
wǒ men tài yī zhè shì yǐ shēn shì yào

我们太医这是以身试药

“The royal physician tested the medications on herself”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 22:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi jiàn shí

没见识

“How ignorant of you.”

wǒ men tài yī zhè shì yǐ shēn shì yào CURRENT FOCUS

我们太医这是以身 试药

“The royal physician tested the medications on herself”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǐ què bǎo zhǔn què dì yī hǎo jiàng shì men de shāng bìng

以确保准确地医好将士们的伤病

“so as to treat the wounded soldiers effectively.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: RIGHTEOUS
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't understand our sacrifice, so stop questioning us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Sacrifice in Traditional Medicine

Originating from legends like Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs, testing treatments on oneself is regarded in Chinese tradition as the ultimate sign of medical virtue and benevolence.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #moral_superiority #rebuttal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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以身试药 SPOKEN CHUNK

to test medicine on one's own body

A formal idiom used to describe noble, risky experimentation undertaken to verify the safety or efficacy of a cure.

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