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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9 (40:30) HSK 4
shì gāi jiāo chū qù de shí hòu le

是该交出去的时候了

“It is time to hand it over. [To Prime Minister Wei of Great Yin]”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 40:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā wèi yán yě tài kuáng wàng le

“Wei Yan is too arrogant.”

shì gāi jiāo chū qù de shí hòu le CURRENT FOCUS

是该交 出去 的时候了

“It is time to hand it over. [To Prime Minister Wei of Great Yin]”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng chū nǐ bǎ tā jiāo gěi wǒ de shí hòu

“When you handed it to me back then,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: YIELDING OR SURRENDERING
Tone: SOMBER
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We have run out of moves; keeping this will only destroy us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Retreat (以退为进)

In Chinese factional conflicts, handing over power or critical tokens is sometimes seen as a necessary tactical retreat to preserve survival.

INTENT TAGS: #resignation #concession #timing #relinquishing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
交出去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hand over / to surrender

Directional verb phrase used when giving up an object, responsibility, or person to an external party.

是该...的时候了 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is high time to...

A common structure indicating that the moment has arrived where an action can no longer be delayed.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly realized state and the arrival of an inevitable turning point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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