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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E7 (30:03) HSK 4
jì rán shì wài xiāng rén

既然是外乡人

“Since you are from another place,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 30:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bìng wèi dào xiàn yá bào bèi

并未到县衙报备

“you didn't report to the county office.”

jì rán shì wài xiāng rén CURRENT FOCUS

既然是 外乡人

“Since you are from another place,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǒu lù yǐn wén shū yǐ zhèng zì shēn

可有路引文书以证自身

“do you have a travel permit to prove your identity?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SETTING CONDITIONS
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE AND STERN
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are not from around here, so you must prove who you are and why you are here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Historical Population Control (Lu Yin)

Imperial Chinese administrative systems strictly monitored the mobility of non-locals through official travel permits (luyin).

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #suspicion #verification #premise_framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
既然 SPOKEN CHUNK

since; given that

Connective used at the beginning of a clause to state a known fact that serves as the premise for a deduction or request.

外乡人 SPOKEN CHUNK

outsider; person from another village or region

Frequently used in historical or rural contexts to refer to someone who does not belong to the local community.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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