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《The Truth》 S1·E16 (41:58) HSK 3
shì shì wǒ jiè de wǒ jiè de

是 是我借的 我借的

“No, I borrowed it.”

《The Truth》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 41:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo xiàng yě shì liào guāng yǒng tì nǐ chū de duì ba bù bù

好像也是廖光永替你出的 对吧 不不

“Seems like Liao Guangyong paid it for you, right? No, I borrowed it.”

shì shì wǒ jiè de wǒ jiè de CURRENT FOCUS

是 是我借的 我借的

“No, I borrowed it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiè de

借的

“Borrowed it?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFENDING SELF
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It was just a loan! Do not twist it into something illegal!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Distinction Between Loans and Favors

In Chinese legal and financial contexts, categorizing illicit cash transfers as a private loan (借) is a common, urgent defense against bribery or complicity charges.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #denial #clarification #anxiety
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是我借的 SPOKEN CHUNK

it was me who borrowed it

Uses the '是...的' construction to emphasize the action of borrowing as opposed to receiving a gift or bribe.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions within the '是...的' cleft construction to emphasize that the act of taking money was strictly a loan.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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