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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14 (12:37) HSK 3
bú shì bú shì bú shì nǐ bù liǎo jiě tā wǒ men zhè shì wèi tā hǎo

不是 不是 不是 你不了解他 我们这是为他好

“No. You don't know him. This is for his own good.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 12:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ bǎ tā gěi guān qǐ lái zhè shǔ yú gān shè rén shēn zì yóu a

“And you locked him up? That's violating personal freedom.”

bú shì bú shì bú shì nǐ bù liǎo jiě tā wǒ men zhè shì wèi tā hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

不是 不是 不是 你 不了解 他 我们这 是 为他好

“No. You don't know him. This is for his own good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì zán men jiē zhe kāi huì hǎo ba wǒ men jiē zhe shuō a

没事 咱们接着开会 好吧 我们接着说啊

“It's fine. Let's continue the meeting, okay? Let's go on.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENSIVE JUSTIFICATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off and stop judging our methods—we know what is best for him, even if it looks extreme.”
💡 Cultural Insight: For Your Own Good (Wei Ni Hao)

A powerful traditional moral justification where intrusive or controlling behavior is excused on the grounds of paternalistic care and superior wisdom.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #rationalization #defensiveness #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
为他好 SPOKEN CHUNK

for his own good / in his best interest

Extremely prevalent cultural rationale used to excuse overstepping personal boundaries or applying strict control.

你不了解他 SPOKEN CHUNK

you don't know him / you don't understand him

Used to undermine another person's criticism by asserting insider familiarity with the subject.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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