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《The Truth》 S1·E20 (11:53) HSK 1
wǒ bú shì gè shén me kào de zhù de rén

我不是个什么靠得住的人

“I'm not someone reliable.”

《The Truth》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 11:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě duì bù qǐ wǒ bà

我也对不起我爸

“I failed him too.”

wǒ bú shì gè shén me kào de zhù de rén CURRENT FOCUS

我不是 个 什么 靠得住 的人

“I'm not someone reliable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù bié huò hài rén jiā le

“So I shouldn't drag anyone else down.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: SELF-DEPRECATING
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not count on me or expect a future together, because I will only let you down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preventive Self-Deprecation

Belittling one's own character or capability is often used to manage expectations or gently reject romantic involvement without causing direct offense.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #deflection #distancing #resignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
靠得住 SPOKEN CHUNK

reliable, dependable, trustworthy

Commonly used to describe trustworthy people or solid plans in spoken Mandarin.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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