What Does "本侯有要务在身" (běn hóu yǒu yào wù zài shēn) Mean?

běn本hóu侯yǒu有yào要wù务zài在shēn身

I had important duties to attend to,

HSK Vocabulary

有H1 在H1 身H4

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E32

Clip Timestamp

11:26

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	你回去跟那小皇帝说	nǐ huí qù gēn nà xiǎo huáng dì shuō	Go back and tell that young emperor
2▶	本侯有要务在身	běn hóu yǒu yào wù zài shēn	I had important duties to attend to,
3	旨意未能送达	zhǐ yì wèi néng sòng dá	so the decree was not delivered.

More Clips From Episode

Total 241 clips (Page 2 of 13)

HSK 4

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我心里一直把李大人当兄长的

wǒ xīn lǐ yì zhí bǎ lǐ dà rén dāng xiōng zhǎng deI've always regarded you as a brother, Lord Li.

HSK 2

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我兵书没看过几本

wǒ bīng shū méi kàn guò jǐ běnI haven't read many books on war,

HSK 4

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识人之道重在内质

shí rén zhī dào zhòng zài nèi zhìA person's worth lies in their character,

HSK 7

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简直岂有此理

jiǎn zhí qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ[Qinwu Hall] This is simply outrageous!

HSK 3

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也没受过这等窝囊气

yě méi shòu guò zhè děng wō nāng qìwe have never suffered such humiliation!

HSK 2

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还让我喝呢

hái ràng wǒ hē neYou still expect me to drink?

HSK 1

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不这都几天了

bù zhè dōu jǐ tiān leHey! How many days has it been?

HSK 6

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今日再敢把咱家晾在此处

jīn rì zài gǎn bǎ zá jiā liàng zài cǐ chùdare to keep me waiting here again today,

HSK 7

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我即刻启程入京去

wǒ jí kè qǐ chéng rù jīng qùI will return to the capital immediately.

HSK 7

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我去告御状去

wǒ qù gào yù zhuàng qùand file a complaint against all of you!

HSK 6

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都不曾抽出空来见奴家一面

dōu bù céng chōu chū kōng lái jiàn nú jiā yí miànyet you haven't found a moment to see me.

HSK 7

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真是令人感慨呀

zhēn shì lìng rén gǎn kǎi yaIt made me really upset.

HSK 6

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本宫近日事务繁忙

běn gōng jìn rì shì wù fán mángI have been busy with affairs lately.

HSK 7

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大监有话不妨直说

dà jiān yǒu huà bù fáng zhí shuōJust speak your mind, Head Eunuch.

HSK 3

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殿下冰雪聪明

diàn xià bīng xuě cōng míngYour Highness is indeed intelligent.

HSK 4

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您与侯爷的这门婚事啊

nín yǔ hóu yé de zhè mén hūn shì athe marriage between you and the marquis

HSK 1

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是宜早不宜迟

shì yí zǎo bù yí chíshould happen sooner rather than later.

HSK 6

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本宫与谁的婚事

běn gōng yǔ shéi de hūn shìMy marriage with whom?

HSK 5

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定是你们这群蠢奴才重提旧事

dìng shì nǐ men zhè qún chǔn nú cái chóng tí jiù shìIt must be you stupid servants bringing up the past

HSK 6

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殿下明明出宫未满半载

diàn xià míng míng chū gōng wèi mǎn bàn zǎiYour Highness has been out of the palace for less than half a year.