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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (23:54) HSK 2
wǒ shì sòng liáng shàng lái de

我是送粮上来的

“I also needed to deliver grain to the army.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 23:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì zhuī fū ér lái

“you're here for your husband.”

wǒ shì sòng liáng shàng lái de CURRENT FOCUS

我是 送粮 上来 的

“I also needed to deliver grain to the army.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ bù guò méi xiǎng dào níng niáng yě zài zhè ér

“Little did I expect to reunite with Changning here.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DENYING ALLEGATION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not make up rumors; I am only here strictly on business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Female Modesty and Face

Publicly admitting to chasing after a male partner directly threatens traditional feminine modesty, prompting immediate denial.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #excuse #denial #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
送粮 SPOKEN CHUNK

deliver grain or food provisions

A historical military phrase commonly seen in period dramas referring to transport logistics.

上来 SPOKEN CHUNK

come up (to a higher place)

A directional complement indicating movement toward the speaker's current higher elevation.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize the purpose or premise of coming.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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