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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E3 (14:08) HSK 7
tā zài zhè ge shì qíng shàng sā huǎng

他在这个事情上撒谎

“He lied about this.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 14:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō tā jiàn guò nǐ le

说他见过你了

“about having met you?”

tā zài zhè ge shì qíng shàng sā huǎng CURRENT FOCUS

他 在这 个事情上 撒谎

“He lied about this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zěn me néng bǎo zhèng tā zài bié de shì qíng shàng méi yǒu sā huǎng ne

“How can you be sure he hasn't lied about other things?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHALLENGING CREDIBILITY
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Because he lied here, nothing else he said can be trusted.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Loss of Trust (Chengxin)

In Chinese interpersonal and legal pragmatics, breaking trust on one point undermines a person's holistic credibility (chengxin), often disqualifying their word entirely.

INTENT TAGS: #discrediting #arguing #pointing_out_flaws #deduction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
在这个事情上 SPOKEN CHUNK

on this matter / regarding this issue

A standard spoken frame used to isolate a specific topic or incident before making a judgment.

撒谎 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell a lie

A direct and common informal term for lying, slightly more blunt than technical words like untruthful.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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