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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16 (38:11) HSK 3
hóu yé shì dǎ suàn jí kè huí wǎng yān zhōu jūn yíng ma

侯爷是打算即刻回往焉州军营吗

“Do you plan to return to the Yanzhou Military Camp immediately?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 38:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàng zuò yī zhǒng zàn yù ba

当作一种赞誉吧

“as a compliment for now.”

hóu yé shì dǎ suàn jí kè huí wǎng yān zhōu jūn yíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

侯爷是 打算 即刻回往焉州军营吗

“Do you plan to return to the Yanzhou Military Camp immediately?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ huì yǔ ēn shī yì qǐ zuò zhèn lú chéng

“I will stay in Lucheng with my teacher”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INQUIRING INTENTIONS
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Military Address

Using titles like 侯爷 shows social hierarchy and deep respect when speaking to nobility in imperial China.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #deference #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
即刻 SPOKEN CHUNK

immediately / at once

A formal, literary equivalent of 马上 used in historical or high-formality contexts.

军营 SPOKEN CHUNK

military camp / barracks

Common noun used in historical or military contexts to denote army encampments.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the sentence as a standard yes-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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