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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16 (32:19) HSK 4
wàn xìng hè dà rén lái de jí shí

万幸贺大人来得及时

“It's fortunate you arrived in time,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 32:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ píng xī zhòng nù

以平息众怒

“to appease the public anger.”

wàn xìng hè dà rén lái de jí shí CURRENT FOCUS

万幸 贺大人来得及时

“It's fortunate you arrived in time,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè cái bì miǎn le yī cháng zāi huò ya

“or it would have been a disaster.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: FLATTERING
Tone: INGRATIATING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Thank goodness you arrived to save the day, your excellency.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Officialdom Flattery (官场逢迎)

Subordinate officials traditionally lavish credit on arriving superiors to demonstrate loyalty and maintain political harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #deference #relief #face_giving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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万幸 SPOKEN CHUNK

by sheer good fortune; extremely lucky

A formal and dramatic expression used to express immense relief after a near catastrophe.

来得及时 SPOKEN CHUNK

arrived just in time

A common compliment highlighting the promptness and helpfulness of someone's arrival.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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