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《The Heir》 S1·E21 (12:16) HSK 2
lǐ mò bǎi nián jī yè a

李墨百年基业啊

“Li Ink's century-old foundation”

《The Heir》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 12:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yī dà jiā zi pīn pīn còu còu cái miǎn qiǎng jiāng zhè xiē quán dōu còu qí

这一大家子拼拼凑凑 才勉强将这些全都凑齐

“The whole family barely scraped together enough money.”

lǐ mò bǎi nián jī yè a CURRENT FOCUS

李墨 百年基业 啊

“Li Ink's century-old foundation”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎn xiē yīn wèi yī cháng dà huǒ huǐ yú yí dàn

“was almost reduced to ashes by a fire.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: LAMENTING
Tone: EMOTIONAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Think about how close we came to destroying everything our ancestors spent a century building.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ancestral Enterprise (祖业/基业)

In traditional Chinese culture, preserving an ancestral business involves profound filial piety, where allowing it to fail brings immense shame to the entire lineage.

INTENT TAGS: #lamenting #emphasizing_gravity #filial_duty #reminiscing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
百年基业 SPOKEN CHUNK

century-old enterprise; heritage built over generations

Use this literary idiom when referring to an institution, family business, or enterprise that has endured and succeeded for generations.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an emotional sigh of lingering dread and reverence to the exclamation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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