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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (16:14) HSK 7
ruò shì dāng chū gào zhī nǐ shēn fèn

若是当初告知你身份

“If I had told you who I was back then,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 16:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pèng qiǎo bèi nǐ xiāng jiù yú xuě dì zhī zhōng

“You happened to save me in the snow.”

ruò shì dāng chū gào zhī nǐ shēn fèn CURRENT FOCUS

若是 当初告知你身份

“If I had told you who I was back then,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN pà shì huì yǐn lái huò duān

“I feared it would bring disaster.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING PAST ACTIONS
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not blame me for lying; keeping my identity secret was for everyone's safety.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concealment for Protection in Wuxia/Historical Narratives

In Chinese historical drama tropes, protagonists often conceal high-stakes political or familial identities upon rescue to shield innocent saviors from deadly political entanglements.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #explanation #apology #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
若是 SPOKEN CHUNK

if / in case

A literary or formal connective equivalent to '如果', common in written Chinese and period dramas.

告知 SPOKEN CHUNK

to inform / to tell

A formal two-syllable verb used instead of the colloquial '告诉' in professional or period contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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