你上前来

“Come forward.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34

TIMECODE: 46:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY

[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu zhǐ yǒu bì xià nín yī rén nǎ bì xià

都只有陛下您一人哪陛下

“there is only you, Your Majesty.”

nǐ shàng qián lái CURRENT FOCUS

“Come forward.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nú cái lái le

奴才来了 →

“I am here.”

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Scene: Historical & Court

Function: ISSUING COMMAND

Tone: AUTHORITATIVE

Emotion: CALM

WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Distance and Audience Etiquette

In imperial China, subjects and eunuchs maintained physical distance from the emperor and could only approach upon an explicit royal command.

INTENT TAGS: #command #summoning #authority #directive

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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES

上前 SPOKEN CHUNK

to step forward; to advance

Used in traditional or formal contexts when bidding someone to approach a person of higher status.

Modal Particle「来」 (lai) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a directional complement turning the verb into an immediate imperative to approach the speaker.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY

“Come on. Get up.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (46:32) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus