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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E35 (04:47) HSK 2
yě bù zhī dào shì duì hái shì cuò

也不知道是对还是错

“I still don't know if they were right or wrong.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 04:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ yǒu liǎng cì shì suí zhe zì jǐ de xīn yì zuò shì zhì jīn

只有两次 是随着自己的心意做事 至今

“there were only two times when I followed my own heart, and to this day”

yě bù zhī dào shì duì hái shì cuò CURRENT FOCUS

也不知道 是对还是错

“I still don't know if they were right or wrong.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě jì shì zì jǐ zuò de jué dìng nà biàn wú yuàn wú huǐ

“But since they were my own decisions, I have no regrets.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING UNCERTAINTY
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: UNCERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Living Without Regrets (Wu Yuan Wu Hui)

Chinese moral thought often values taking ownership of following one's genuine heart over conforming strictly to external rules, accepting whatever outcome arrives.

INTENT TAGS: #self_reflection #acknowledging_doubt #philosophical_acceptance #introspection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
也不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't even know / hard to tell

Used conversationally to express genuine bafflement, lingering doubt, or philosophical ambivalence.

是对还是错 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether it was right or wrong

A standard binary contrast structure used when questioning the morality or correctness of a past deed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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