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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16 (21:33) HSK 6
jiù láo fán jǐ wèi jiāng jūn dào chéng mén kǒu

就劳烦几位将军到城门口

“to go to the city gate”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 21:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì dào rú jīn

事到如今

“Now we'll have to trouble you”

jiù láo fán jǐ wèi jiāng jūn dào chéng mén kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

就 劳烦 几位将军到城门口

“to go to the city gate”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gěi bǎi xìng yí gè jiāo dài

给百姓一个交代

“and give the people a resolution.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ASSIGNING A TASK
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Respecting Military Rank through Courtesy (以礼相待)

Even high-ranking superiors often soften commands to military commanders using courteous honorifics like '劳烦' to demonstrate mutual respect.

INTENT TAGS: #delegation #requesting #courteous_command #crisis_management
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
劳烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

to trouble (someone) to do something

Used as a courteous imperative when assigning an important or burdensome task to colleagues or subordinates.

城门口 SPOKEN CHUNK

city gate entrance

A key spatial setting in historical drama contexts where public notices, crowds, and confrontations take place.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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