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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E8 (02:01) HSK 2
nà jiù kāi shǐ ba

那就开始吧

“Then let's begin.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 02:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù láo tài shǐ chéng lái zuò jì lù le

就劳太史丞来做记录了

“Let's have Deputy Director Xiao take the records.”

nà jiù kāi shǐ ba CURRENT FOCUS

那就开始吧

“Then let's begin.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lú jiàn yì zài jiǎng yī biàn zuó wǎn zài yàn zi lóu fā shēng de shì ba

“Remonstrator Lu, please repeat what happened last night at Swallow House.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: GIVING PERMISSION
Tone: COMPOSED
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Inquiry Protocol

In traditional Chinese officialdom, inquiries follow a structured sequence starting once scribes and officials are formally in place.

INTENT TAGS: #initiating #transitioning #prompting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那就 SPOKEN CHUNK

then; in that case

A common transitional phrase used to smoothly introduce a logical next step based on existing conditions.

开始吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's begin; start

A polite yet directive prompt used by a lead speaker to initiate a meeting or task.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the command into a collaborative prompt to initiate an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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