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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (21:25) HSK 5
méi shì shì wǒ guò dù jǐn zhāng le yī cháng wū lóng

没事 是我过度紧张了 一场乌龙

“I'm fine. I was overly anxious. Just a false alarm.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 21:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me yàng nǐ méi shì ba

怎么样 你没事吧

“How are you? Are you alright?”

méi shì shì wǒ guò dù jǐn zhāng le yī cháng wū lóng CURRENT FOCUS

没事 是我 过度紧张 了 一场乌龙

“I'm fine. I was overly anxious. Just a false alarm.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gěi dà jiā huo tiān má fán le

给大家伙添麻烦了

“Sorry for causing trouble for everyone.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CLARIFYING
Tone: SELF_DEPRECATING
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“My mistake for overreacting; please forgive the needless drama.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Blame to Relieve Social Disruption

Chinese communicators frequently place the blame on their own oversensitivity ('是我过度紧张') to smoothly resolve awkwardness after causing public inconvenience.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #self_deprecation #apology #de_escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
过度紧张 SPOKEN CHUNK

overly anxious / paranoid

Used when admitting that one's reaction was exaggerated compared to the actual situation.

一场乌龙 SPOKEN CHUNK

a false alarm / a misunderstanding

A very popular idiomatic colloquialism used to describe an embarrassing mix-up or blunder.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies that the state of being overanxious has already taken place and concluded.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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