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《The Heir》 S1·E3 (13:44) HSK 7
qī shěn tā bú shì bù tōng qíng lǐ de rén

七婶她不是不通情理的人

“She is a reasonable person.”

《The Heir》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 13:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN běn lái xiǎng zhe wǒ huō chū qù le wǒ qù zhǎo qī shěn qiú yī zhāng lǐ jiā de mò fāng

本来想着我豁出去了 我去找七婶求一张李家的墨方

“I was prepared to risk everything and go ask Aunt Rujun for a copy of their recipe.”

qī shěn tā bú shì bù tōng qíng lǐ de rén CURRENT FOCUS

七婶她 不是 不通情理 的人

“She is a reasonable person.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì wǒ mǎn nǎo zi

可是我满脑子

“But my mind...”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEFENDING REPUTATION
Tone: REASSURING AND EARNEST
Emotion: HOPE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She is compassionate enough that she won't turn me down if I ask.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Qingli (Human Compassion and Reason)

In traditional Chinese society, interpersonal appeals rely heavily on whether a person understands 'qingli'—the balance of empathy, moral duty, and fairness.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #justification #advocacy #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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不通情理 SPOKEN CHUNK

unreasonable; devoid of human empathy or common sense

Commonly used in the negative form ('不是不通情理') to defend someone's character as fair-minded.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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