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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E18 (38:18) HSK 7
wǒ bú shì kǒng hè zhǐ shì shí huà shí shuō

我不是恐吓 只是实话实说

“It wasn't a threat. I was telling the truth.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 38:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě xī le méi néng qīn yǎn kàn dào tài shǐ chéng kǒng hè rén de yàng zi

可惜了 没能亲眼看到太史丞恐吓人的样子

“What a pity. I didn't get to see how you threatened him.”

wǒ bú shì kǒng hè zhǐ shì shí huà shí shuō CURRENT FOCUS

我不是 恐吓 只 是 实话实说

“It wasn't a threat. I was telling the truth.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zhǔ qǐng

县主 请

“Your Ladyship. Please.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: COMPOSED
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't accuse me of threatening people; the reality is just that grim.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Directness versus Etiquette in Officialdom

In aristocratic or courtly discourse, speaking harsh truths directly can easily be perceived as hostility, requiring the speaker to frame their words as objective reality.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #clarification #self_defense #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
实话实说 SPOKEN CHUNK

to speak the plain truth; to be honest

A common idiom used to emphasize that one's statement is factual without exaggeration or malice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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