《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (30:23)
HSK 7
xiǎo rén jì xìng bù tài hǎo
小人记性不太好
“My memory isn't good.”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E21
TIMECODE: 30:23
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ kě zhī dào tā men dōu liáo le shén me
你可知道他们都聊了什么
“Do you know what they talked about?”
xiǎo rén jì xìng bù tài hǎo
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小人 记性不太好
“My memory isn't good.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
EVADING INTERROGATION
Tone:
EVASIVE
Emotion:
CAUTIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm not going to tell you unless you make it worth my while or force me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calculated Hesitation in Inquiries
In Chinese narrative tropes, claiming a bad memory during questioning is a common stalling strategy either out of self-preservation or to solicit bribes.
INTENT TAGS:
#stalling
#hedging
#feigning_ignorance
#evasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
记性不太好
SPOKEN CHUNK
to have a rather poor memory
A polite, indirect way to say one has forgotten something, often used as an excuse or pretense.
小人
SPOKEN CHUNK
this humble person / I (humble self-reference)
Used in historical or period contexts by commoners or low-status individuals when addressing superiors.
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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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