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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E21 (14:25) HSK 3
néng bǎ tài yé jiē chū lái yǐ jīng shì rén zhì yì jìn le

能把太爷接出来 已经是仁至义尽了

“I'm already grateful to get you out.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 14:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn rén jiā tián xiān shēng gēn wǒ men fēi qīn fēi gù de

但人家田先生 跟我们非亲非故的

“But Mr. Tian is not related to us.”

néng bǎ tài yé jiē chū lái yǐ jīng shì rén zhì yì jìn le CURRENT FOCUS

能把 太 爷 接出来 已经 是 仁至义尽 了

“I'm already grateful to get you out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǒng bù hǎo yì ér zài zài ér sān dì qù zhǎo rén jiā ya

“I can't again and again.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He has done enough for us; we have no right to ask him for any more favors.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ren Zhi Yi Jin (Utmost Benevolence and Duty)

Rooted in Confucian ethics, this concept acknowledges when a person has exhausted all moral duties towards others, setting a clear ethical boundary against taking undue advantage of relationships (guanxi).

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #moral_duty #restraint #gratitude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
仁至义尽 SPOKEN CHUNK

having done everything humanly possible; fulfilled all moral obligations

Use this idiom when highlighting that someone has gone above and beyond their duty and should not be expected to do more.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed state and reinforces the speaker's definitive conclusion that enough has been done.

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4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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