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《River Sunset》 S1·E22 (20:22) HSK 1
wǒ kàn tā hái jiǎo biàn

我看他还狡辩

“and seen if he still argued”

《River Sunset》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 20:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǚ rén hé nà kē wén de zuǐ lǐ

“into that woman and Kewen's mouths”

wǒ kàn tā hái jiǎo biàn CURRENT FOCUS

我看他还狡辩

“and seen if he still argued”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì zhǎng

队长

“Captain”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING CONTEMPT
Tone: TRIUMPHANT
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He won't be able to wiggle out of this anymore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Confrontation of Deceit

In Chinese interrogative culture, breaking a suspect's denial (狡辩) via concrete witness testimony is viewed as a definitive victory.

INTENT TAGS: #taunting #confidence #investigation #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
狡辩 SPOKEN CHUNK

to quibble; to offer specious arguments; to deny deceitfully

A derogatory term used when someone is stubbornly denying wrongdoing despite clear proof.

我看他 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's see how he...

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express anticipation of someone facing consequences or getting caught.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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