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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E32 (12:25) HSK 7
dàn shì jué bú shì cún xīn pò huài

但是 绝不是存心破坏

“But you never intended to undermine”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 12:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cái xì nòng wǒ

才戏弄我

“so you played a trick on me.”

dàn shì jué bú shì cún xīn pò huài CURRENT FOCUS

但是 绝不是 存心破坏

“But you never intended to undermine”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rì zhōng shàn lín yǒu hǎo hé jīng jì tí xié duì ba

日中善邻友好和经济提携 对吧

“the Sino-Japanese friendship or economic cooperation, right?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING AND CLARIFYING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I certainly had no intention of sabotaging anything—please don't accuse me of treason or sabotage.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sino-Japanese good-neighborliness and economic cooperation

A propaganda slogan and diplomatic rhetoric commonly used by the Japanese military and the Wang Jingwei puppet regime during the Second Sino-Japanese War to mask imperialist aggression. In the context of wartime dramas, using this slogan as a defense often meant the difference between life and death.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #exoneration #survival
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
绝不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

absolutely not; definitely not

Commonly used to emphatically refute an accusation or clarify a misunderstanding, intensifying the negative tone.

存心 SPOKEN CHUNK

deliberately; intentionally (usually for negative actions)

Frequently used as an adverb in both spoken and written Chinese before negative verbs, such as 'cun xin dao luan' (deliberately make trouble) or 'cun xin zhao cha' (intentionally pick a fight).

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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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