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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (34:54) HSK 5
dà rén xiàn zài hái yǒu jǐ chéng bǎ wò

大人 现在还有几成把握

“My Lord, how certain are you now?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 34:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuò zhuì xù a

做赘婿啊

“and become a matrilocal husband?”

dà rén xiàn zài hái yǒu jǐ chéng bǎ wò CURRENT FOCUS

大人 现在 还有 几成把握

“My Lord, how certain are you now?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qī chéng

七成

“Seventy percent.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INQUIRING ABOUT PROBABILITY
Tone: RESPECTFUL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you sure this risky plan is still going to work?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Quantifying Odds in Traditional Decimals

Chinese traditionally expresses percentages using 'cheng' (tenths), where 'seven cheng' means 70% certainty, commonly seen in strategic deliberations.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #risk_assessment #reassurance_seeking #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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几成把握 SPOKEN CHUNK

what percentage/fraction of certainty or chance of success

Commonly used in formal or serious inquiries to ask someone to quantify their confidence in an outcome (where each 成 represents 10%).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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