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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1 (13:51) HSK 6
wǒ sān fǎ sī yǒu shì yào láo fán gāo dà rén

我三法司有事要劳烦高大人

“Coincidentally, Three Judicial Offices, have official matters needing your help.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1
TIMECODE: 13:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhèng hǎo

正好

“Coincidentally, Three Judicial Offices, have official matters needing your help.”

wǒ sān fǎ sī yǒu shì yào láo fán gāo dà rén CURRENT FOCUS

我三法司有事要劳烦高大人

“Coincidentally, Three Judicial Offices, have official matters needing your help.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ pà

只怕

“I fear”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MAKING A FORMAL REQUEST
Tone: COURTEOUS, FIRM, AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You need to do this for us, and you can't really say no.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Politeness (Keqi)

In Chinese bureaucratic interactions, even non-negotiable legal demands or directives are frequently introduced using polite verbs like 'trouble' to maintain decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting_cooperation #polite_command #official_request #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
劳烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

to trouble someone; to put someone out

A highly polite honorific verb used when requesting assistance or cooperation from others in professional or formal settings.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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