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《The Heir》 S1·E8 (17:07) HSK 6
kàn nǐ shì gū niáng jiā qí tā de shì wǒ jiù bù zhuī jiū le

看你是姑娘家 其他的事 我就不追究了

“Since you're a young lady, I won't pursue any other charges.”

《The Heir》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 17:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhǐ néng gōng shì gōng bàn kòu le nǐ de yā guì

我只能公事公办 扣了你的押柜

“Then I'll proceed strictly by the book and confiscate your deposit.”

kàn nǐ shì gū niáng jiā qí tā de shì wǒ jiù bù zhuī jiū le CURRENT FOCUS

看你 是 姑娘家 其他的事 我就 不追究 了

“Since you're a young lady, I won't pursue any other charges.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhū wèi

诸位

“Everyone,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: OFFERING CONDITIONAL LENIENCY
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Consider yourself lucky I'm letting you off this easy, so take the loss and leave.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Granting Face via Chivalric Mercy

Invoking a woman's gender as an excuse to stop escalating a dispute allows the speaker to display magnanimity without admitting any fault.

INTENT TAGS: #condescension #leniency #dismissal #closure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
姑娘家 SPOKEN CHUNK

a young unmarried woman; a girl

Often used in traditional contexts to invoke gendered modesty or vulnerability.

不追究了 SPOKEN CHUNK

will not pursue further; drop the matter

A common phrase in negotiations and conflict resolution indicating an agreement not to demand further penalties.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, indicating the decision to cease any further investigation or punishment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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