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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (31:07) HSK 1
jì zhōu fǔ lái chá àn de shì dà guān

霁州府来查案的 是大官

“He's a big official from Jizhou to investigate the case.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 31:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì shén shén me wán yì

“What... Who is this?”

jì zhōu fǔ lái chá àn de shì dà guān CURRENT FOCUS

霁州府来查案的 是大官

“He's a big official from Jizhou to investigate the case.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà guān

大官

“A big official?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INFORMING
Tone: CAUTIOUS
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be on your best behavior; this is a powerful official you cannot afford to mess with.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reverence and Dread toward Imperial Officials

In Imperial China, commoners viewed prefecture magistrates with great reverence and fear, as officials possessed absolute judicial power over life and death.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #cautioning #identifying #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
查案 SPOKEN CHUNK

to investigate a case

Standard collocation used in legal, police, and historical contexts for official inquiries into crimes.

大官 SPOKEN CHUNK

high-ranking official; bigwig

A colloquial term used by commoners to refer to someone holding significant political or administrative power.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the 'shi...de' structure to emphasize the purpose or origin of the visit.

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