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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (31:34) HSK 5
fǎn zhèng xiàn lìng jiàn le tā men dōu kè kè qì qì de

反正县令见了他们都客客气气的

“But even the magistrate is polite to them.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 31:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù zhī dào

我不知道

“I don't know.”

fǎn zhèng xiàn lìng jiàn le tā men dōu kè kè qì qì de CURRENT FOCUS

反正 县令见了他们都 客客气气 的

“But even the magistrate is polite to them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr wèi dà niáng

二位大娘

“Ladies.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EMPHASIZING STATUS
Tone: GOSSIPING
Emotion: AWE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I may not know who they are, but if even the top official bows to them, they are dangerous people we shouldn't mess with.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Deference

In historical Chinese bureaucracy, a county magistrate held absolute local authority; seeing one show deference to others was the ultimate indicator of supreme imperial or military rank.

INTENT TAGS: #emphasizing_status #warning #gossiping
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
客客气气 SPOKEN CHUNK

very polite and courteous

An AABB reduplication describing someone behaving with exaggerated or punctilious courtesy.

反正 SPOKEN CHUNK

in any case; anyway

Used at the start of a clause to introduce a decisive fact that settles an ongoing discussion.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces an affirmative, assertive evaluation of the manner of an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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