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《The Guilty》 S1·E4 (21:13) HSK 1
shì wǒ méi shuì hǎo shì nǐ méi shuì hǎo

是我没睡好 是你没睡好

“Did I not sleep well, or did you?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 21:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ qù qiān gè dào jiù zǒu bei

“Just go sign in and leave.”

shì wǒ méi shuì hǎo shì nǐ méi shuì hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

是我 没睡好 是你 没睡好

“Did I not sleep well, or did you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jué de wǒ pà tā

你觉得我怕他

“Do you think I'm afraid of him?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: RETORTING
Tone: SHARP AND RETALIATORY
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me; you are the one who is clearly nervous and unfocused.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face via Counter-questioning

In casual Chinese disputes, repeating the other person's premise back to them in a mirrored structure is a common tactic to defend face without aggressive escalation.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #retort #face_defense #counter_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
没睡好 SPOKEN CHUNK

did not sleep well

A very common colloquial expression used to describe poor sleep or fatigue causing poor performance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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