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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17 (19:28) HSK 6
jiù suàn shì zài nián qīng

就算是再年轻

“no matter how young he is,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 19:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qiě bù shuō wǔ ān hóu jūn gōng zhuó zhù

“leaving aside the Marquis of Wu'an's outstanding military merits,”

jiù suàn shì zài nián qīng CURRENT FOCUS

就算是 再年轻

“no matter how young he is,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā yě shì bì xià de wǔ ān hóu

“he is His Majesty's Marquis of Wu'an,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENDING REPUTATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not look down on his authority just because he is young.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Authority vs. Age Hierarchy

While traditional Chinese society deeply respects seniority, imperial sanction and military merit supersede chronological age in political hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #admonition #asserting_authority #defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if / even granted that

Used to concede a premise before countering it with a more significant reality.

再年轻 SPOKEN CHUNK

no matter how young

Combines '再' with an adjective to express an extreme degree or concession.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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