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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28 (43:28) HSK 5
rú guǒ yǒu yòng dé zhe zhào mǒu de dì fāng

如果有用得着赵某的地方

“If you ever need me, Your Lordship,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 43:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo rén qiàn hóu yé yī mìng

“I owe Your Lordship my life.”

rú guǒ yǒu yòng dé zhe zhào mǒu de dì fāng CURRENT FOCUS

如果 有用 得着赵某的地方

“If you ever need me, Your Lordship,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhào mǒu zì dāng gān nǎo tú dì

“I'll do anything for you.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEDGING LOYALTY
Tone: SOLEMN
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Repaying Life Debts (Bao En)

In traditional Chinese moral philosophy, saving someone's life creates an absolute debt of gratitude that must be reciprocated even at the cost of one's own life.

INTENT TAGS: #pledge #gratitude #loyalty #submission
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用得着 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a use for; to need

Common potential complement indicating whether an object or person can be put to practical use.

赵某 SPOKEN CHUNK

this Zhao person (humble self-reference)

A traditional, self-effacing way to refer to oneself by family name in formal or classical speech.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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