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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (22:27) HSK 7
zán jiù bù bì dǎ rǎo tā lǎo rén jiā le

咱就不必打扰他老人家了

“Let's not bother him.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 22:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shī fù bì jìng shì zhǔ shuài

师父毕竟是主帅

“Master is the commander-in-chief, after all.”

zán jiù bù bì dǎ rǎo tā lǎo rén jiā le CURRENT FOCUS

咱就 不必 打扰 他老 人家 了

“Let's not bother him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà rén

大人

“My Lord,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING RESTRAINT
Tone: PRAGMATIC AND DISSUASIVE
Emotion: CAUTIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep this between us; do not drag the boss into this mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Protecting Seniority and Hierarchy

Subordinates in hierarchical Chinese organizations often attempt to resolve problems at lower levels to shield superiors from burden or displeasure.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #shielding #hierarchy #discretion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不必打扰 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need to disturb / bother

A polite, standard phrase used to dissuade others from troubling someone.

他老人家 SPOKEN CHUNK

his venerable self / the elderly gentleman

A deferential third-person reference commonly used for respected elders or high-ranking seniors.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of situation or consensus that an action is no longer required.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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