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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E12 (15:15) HSK 7
dàn shì shuǐ nán zhuī wú xū hòu huǐ

但逝水难追 无须后悔

“But what's done is done. There's no point regretting it.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 15:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō dé duì

你说得对

“You're right.”

dàn shì shuǐ nán zhuī wú xū hòu huǐ CURRENT FOCUS

但 逝水难追 无须后悔

“But what's done is done. There's no point regretting it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN “ hòu huǐ ” shì zhè shì jiān zuì méi yòng què yě shì zuì zhé mó rén de liǎng gè zì

“后悔”是这世间最没用 却也是最折磨人的两个字

“Regret is the most pointless and yet the most tormenting feeling in the world.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: ACCEPTANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“What is done is done, so stop tormenting yourself over the past.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fatalistic Acceptance (Shi Shui Nan Zhui)

Rooted in Daoist and Buddhist concepts of impermanence, recognizing that the past flows away like water encourages emotional detachment and resilience.

INTENT TAGS: #consolation #acceptance #philosophical_advice #closure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
逝水难追 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is past is gone forever; time and past deeds cannot be recovered

A poetic metaphor comparing lost time or irrevocable events to flowing water that never returns.

无须 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need to; unnecessary

A formal and concise equivalent of '不用' or '不需要', suitable for dignified or written-style spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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