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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E23 (13:51) HSK 7
méi shén me wǒ yě shì tīng páng rén shuō qǐ de

没什么 我也是听旁人说起的

“Nothing. I just learned about it.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 13:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì shén me ?

是什么?

“What is that?”

méi shén me wǒ yě shì tīng páng rén shuō qǐ de CURRENT FOCUS

没什么 我 也是 听旁人说起 的

“Nothing. I just learned about it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN niáng zǐ wǒ xiān huí qù shuì le gǎi rì zài lái kàn nǐ kuài qù ba

娘子 我先回去睡了 改日再来看你 快去吧

“Your Highness. I'll go to sleep. See you another time. Go ahead.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EVADING QUESTION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: EVASIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't press me on this; I shouldn't have brought it up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Deflection (大事化小)

Downplaying rumors with 'it's nothing' helps avoid unnecessary conflict or social accountability for spreading unverified information.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #evasion #downplaying #distancing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
没什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's nothing / never mind

A very common conversational opener used to brush off inquiries or minimize an issue.

听旁人说起 SPOKEN CHUNK

heard from others / heard through the grapevine

Useful for deflecting personal responsibility or admitting that information is purely unverified hearsay.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the circumstance or source of the action ('heard from others') within the 'shi...de' cleft construction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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