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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E7 (12:09) HSK 5
wǒ yào sòng zǒu níng niáng cái néng huí lái jiù nǐ

我要送走宁娘 才能回来救你

“I had to send Changning away before coming back for you.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 12:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me yòu huí lái le

怎么又回来了

“Why did you come back?”

wǒ yào sòng zǒu níng niáng cái néng huí lái jiù nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

我要 送走 宁娘 才能 回来 救你

“I had to send Changning away before coming back for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chēng zhù

撑住

“Hold on.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPLAINING DELAY
Tone: EARNEST AND RESOLUTE
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I did not abandon you; I had to get her to safety first so I could give everything to save you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Dilemma of Prioritized Rescue (义与情)

In traditional heroic narratives, heroes frequently face excruciating choices between protecting vulnerable dependants and rescuing their own loved ones.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #reassurance #rescue #explanation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
送走 SPOKEN CHUNK

to escort away / send off to safety

Composed of the verb 'send/see off' and the directional result complement 'away', common in rescue and travel contexts.

才能 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then can...

Indicates a strict prerequisite condition that must be met before the subsequent action can occur.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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