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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (08:20) HSK 7
hái qǐng bì xià zuò zhǔ

还请陛下做主

“I beg Your Majesty to render judgment.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 08:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mò bú shì yǒu shén me jiàn bù dé rén de yuán yīn

“Could there be some unspeakable reason behind this?”

hái qǐng bì xià zuò zhǔ CURRENT FOCUS

还请 陛下 做主

“I beg Your Majesty to render judgment.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bì xià

陛下

“Your Majesty.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PETITIONING AUTHORITY
Tone: DEFERENTIAL YET DEMANDING
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your Majesty, you cannot ignore this scandal; you must intervene and punish them.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Arbitration (Qing Zuo Zhu)

Appealing to the Emperor or a senior elder to 'zuo zhu' reflects hierarchical arbitration, framing the request as total submission to sovereign authority.

INTENT TAGS: #petitioning #pressure #court_etiquette #appealing_to_authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还请 SPOKEN CHUNK

we still respectfully request / please grant

A highly formal, polite marker used when petitioning a high authority figure.

做主 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make the final ruling / to take charge and decide

Commonly used when asking a senior figure or official to arbitrate a dispute.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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