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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E13 (22:25) HSK 6
tā zhǐ yào kěn zhēn xīn shí yì dì bāng gū

他只要肯真心实意地帮孤

“As long as he's willing to help me wholeheartedly,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 22:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nán dào néng zhòng tóu wèi yán huī xià

“Can he possibly go back to work for Wei Yan?”

tā zhǐ yào kěn zhēn xīn shí yì dì bāng gū CURRENT FOCUS

他 只要 肯 真心实意 地帮孤

“As long as he's willing to help me wholeheartedly,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié shuō èr shí wàn shí liáng

“let alone 200,000 piculs of grain—”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: STATING CONDITION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I will give him anything he wants, but only if he pledges complete and unquestioned loyalty to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Feudal Loyalty and Patronage (Zhong)

In Chinese dynastic statecraft, absolute personal allegiance ('真心实意') took precedence over technical skill; a lord would reward loyal subjects generously while ruthlessly purging doubtful allies.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #loyalty_test #assertiveness #promising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
真心实意 SPOKEN CHUNK

wholeheartedly and sincerely; in good faith

A set phrase used to emphasize the absence of hidden motives or false pretenses.

只要肯 SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as [one] is willing to

Used to introduce an essential, sufficient condition for an outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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