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《The Tang Mist》 S1·E23 (03:19) HSK 4
ràng wǒ ā dì dī jià gòu rù de

让我阿弟低价购入的

“buy them all on the cheap.”

《The Tang Mist》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 03:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu shì tā

都是他

“and the land deed, he made my brother”

ràng wǒ ā dì dī jià gòu rù de CURRENT FOCUS

让 我阿弟 低价购入 的

“buy them all on the cheap.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě shì

可是

“But,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame my brother or me; we were merely acting on his orders.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Entanglement in Illicit Deals

In historical and legal contexts, family members were often used as proxies to purchase assets or conduct sensitive business to insulate the mastermind from direct scrutiny.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #explaining #deflecting_guilt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
低价购入 SPOKEN CHUNK

to purchase at a bargain or below-market price

A formal phrasing often used in transactional, legal, or investigative statements.

阿弟 SPOKEN CHUNK

younger brother

An affectionate and slightly dialectal or traditional kinship term for a younger brother.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the 'shi... de' construction to emphasize the agent and manner of past actions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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