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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (41:38) HSK 2
nǐ gēn lǎo fū duō shǎo nián le

你跟老夫多少年了

“How many years have you been with me?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 41:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zǐ xì suàn yī xià

“count carefully.”

nǐ gēn lǎo fū duō shǎo nián le CURRENT FOCUS

你跟老夫多少年了

“How many years have you been with me?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cóng ér shí dào zhè xī běi zhī dì

从儿时到这西北之地

“Since I came to the Northwest as a child”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: APPEALING TO LOYALTY
Tone: SOLEMN
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Remember how long you have served me and where your true allegiance lies.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Master-Servant Allegiance

In traditional Chinese culture, lifelong service creates deep ethical obligations and emotional bonds that surpass standard professional relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #loyalty #recollection #establishing_hierarchy #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
老夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

this old man / I (used by elderly men in classical or period settings)

A formal, self-referential term used exclusively in historical contexts or period dramas by senior males.

多少年了 SPOKEN CHUNK

how many years has it been

A common spoken question to ask about the duration of a relationship or an ongoing state.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the continuous duration of time leading up to the present moment.

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