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《The Heir》 S1·E35 (34:03) HSK 7
xìng ér dé dào yù wáng diàn xià chū miàn jí lì zuò bǎo

幸而得到裕王殿下出面 极力作保

“Fortunately, Prince Yu stepped forward and fought hard on Marshal Qi's behalf,”

《The Heir》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 34:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎng jiāng píng wō zhī shì yǐ jí gōng láo lǎn zài zì jǐ de míng xià

“claiming the achievements of the anti-piracy campaign as his own.”

xìng ér dé dào yù wáng diàn xià chū miàn jí lì zuò bǎo CURRENT FOCUS

幸而得到裕王殿下 出面 极力作保

“Fortunately, Prince Yu stepped forward and fought hard on Marshal Qi's behalf,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cái hù zhù le qī shuài rú jīn zhī míng zhēn niáng cāi xiǎng

才护住了戚帅如今之名 祯娘猜想

“which is why Marshal Qi's reputation remains intact today. So I would venture to guess”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND RELIEF
Tone: GRATEFUL AND REVERENT
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Political Patronage (作保)

In imperial court bureaucracy, junior officials and military generals often depended on imperial prince or grand secretary patrons to protect them from political sabotage.

INTENT TAGS: #relief #gratitude #recounting #patronage
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
幸而 SPOKEN CHUNK

fortunately; luckily

A literary and formal equivalent of '幸亏' or '还好'.

极力作保 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spare no effort in vouching for someone

Used in formal contexts when a powerful patron guarantees the character and loyalty of a subordinate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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