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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (25:30) HSK 1
qǐng bì xià sān sī

请陛下三思

“Please reconsider, Your Majesty.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 25:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì shě bù dé nà yí bàn bīng quán

“still can't bear to part with that half of the military power.”

qǐng bì xià sān sī CURRENT FOCUS

请陛下 三思

“Please reconsider, Your Majesty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bǐng bì xià

禀陛下

“Your Majesty.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FORMAL PETITIONING
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are making a terrible mistake, and you must stop before it is too late.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Remonstrance (Jianzhen)

In imperial China, upright officials were morally obligated to remonstrate (谏) against an emperor's poor decisions while maintaining strict linguistic deference.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #cautioning #remonstrance #formal_protest
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
三思 SPOKEN CHUNK

to think twice / to deliberate carefully

Derived from the classical idiom '三思而后行', used when urging someone to reconsider a risky step.

请陛下三思 SPOKEN CHUNK

I beg Your Majesty to reconsider

A quintessential court formula used by ministers to politely dissent from an imperial decision.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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