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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (31:03) HSK 7
jiù suàn shì gōng láo zài gāo

就算是功劳再高

“No matter how high your merits are,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 31:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǎo wǎn shì yào jià rén shēng zi

“sooner or later you must marry and have children.”

jiù suàn shì gōng láo zài gāo CURRENT FOCUS

就算是 功劳 再高

“No matter how high your merits are,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhì cǐ yě jiù dǐng tiān le

“this is the ceiling.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DISMISSING MERIT
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No matter how much she accomplishes, she has hit her ceiling.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patriarchal Ceiling in Imperial Politics

In traditional dynastic settings, female achievements were frequently trivialized or considered temporary before compulsory domestic roles like marriage and childbearing.

INTENT TAGS: #diminishing #concession #dismissal #patriarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if; even supposing

A common conjunction introducing a hypothetical concession before stating a limiting reality.

功劳再高 SPOKEN CHUNK

no matter how great the merit is

Used to concede substantial contributions while preparing to diminish their ultimate impact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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