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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3 (12:00) HSK 5
dà gōng zi nà biān hái méi yǒu chuán xiāo xī huí lái ma

大公子那边还没有传消息回来吗

“has the Eldest Young Master sent word?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 12:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǔ ān hóu shī zōng yī shì

武安侯失踪一事

“Regarding the Marquis of Wu'an's disappearance,”

dà gōng zi nà biān hái méi yǒu chuán xiāo xī huí lái ma CURRENT FOCUS

大公子那边 还没有 传消息 回来 吗

“has the Eldest Young Master sent word?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi yǒu

没有

“No.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: INQUIRING INFORMATION
Tone: CONCERNED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why hasn't he reported back yet? It's taking dangerously long.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Eldest Son Hierarchy (长子地位)

In traditional patriarchal Chinese families, the 'Da Gongzi' carried the primary burden of handling important family crises and representing family affairs outside.

INTENT TAGS: #query #urgency #follow_up #information_gathering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
传消息回来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to send word back / to relay information back

A common directional verb collocation for remote intelligence or updates arriving back to base.

大公子 SPOKEN CHUNK

eldest young master / eldest son

A traditional respectful term of address for the firstborn son of an elite household.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a direct yes-or-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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