《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (30:15)
HSK 4
jiù shì wǒ kàn zi shí sān kè le
就是我看子时三刻了
“It's almost midnight.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E27
TIMECODE: 30:15
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zěn me le
怎么了
“What's the matter?”
jiù shì wǒ kàn zi shí sān kè le
CURRENT FOCUS
就是我 看子时三刻了
“It's almost midnight.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nín yě gāi xiē xiē le
您也该歇歇了
“I think you should rest.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
POLITE REMINDER
Tone:
GENTLE
Emotion:
CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is way too late, please stop working and go to bed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Subordinate Caretaking
Subordinates or retainers in Chinese culture frequently remind superiors of the hour as an indirect, respectful way of advising them to take care of their health.
INTENT TAGS:
#reminding
#caring
#hinting
#indirect_advice
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
子时三刻
SPOKEN CHUNK
around 11:45 PM to midnight (third quarter of the Rat hour)
A traditional Chinese time expression based on the twelve Earthly Branches, common in period dramas.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates a newly realized state or change in time, emphasizing that the hour has already become very late.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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