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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (02:26) HSK 2
hái shì wú zuì yǒu gōng a

还是无罪有功啊

“or is he innocent and actually deserves credit?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 02:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cǐ jì shì jiāng jì jiù jì a

“Was that a counter-stratagem,”

hái shì wú zuì yǒu gōng a CURRENT FOCUS

还是无罪 有功 啊

“or is he innocent and actually deserves credit?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì xià

陛下

“Your Majesty!”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CONVICTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not punish them—they outsmarted the enemy and deserve a reward.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Framing Merits vs. Faults (Gongguo)

In court rhetoric, reframing an alleged violation as an intentional counter-stratagem that generated state benefit was a classic defense strategy.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #persuasion #reframing #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
无罪有功 SPOKEN CHUNK

free of guilt and deserving of reward; blameless and meritorious

Used in formal defense to shift a person's status from potential criminal to heroic contributor.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional emphasis and rhetorical force to persuade the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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