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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E15 (16:57) HSK 7
kě zēng duì de qǐ cháo tíng de xìn rèn

可曾对得起朝廷的信任

“Did you live up to the court's trust?”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 16:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě zēng jìn lì

可曾尽力

“Did you give it your all?”

kě zēng duì de qǐ cháo tíng de xìn rèn CURRENT FOCUS

可曾对得起朝廷的信任

“Did you live up to the court's trust?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hú nào

胡闹

“Ridiculous.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: QUESTIONING LOYALTY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have utterly failed the imperial court and have no right to make excuses.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Loyalty and Moral Accountability

In traditional Chinese political thought, an official's moral standing is judged by their loyalty to the court and duty to the sovereign.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #challenging_duty #moral_interrogation #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对得起 SPOKEN CHUNK

to live up to; to be worthy of

Commonly used in both formal and daily speech to express being worthy of someone's trust, effort, or sacrifice.

可曾 SPOKEN CHUNK

have ever; did ever

A literary rhetorical marker used in formal questions to press someone on past actions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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