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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E24 (02:25) HSK 7
tā hú shuō shì qíng bú shì zhè yàng de yīn wèi zài bàn gōng shì

他胡说 事情不是这样的 因为在办公室

“He's lying! That's not true. In the office...”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 02:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men zuò bèi diào nǐ qián lǎo bǎn shuō nǐ gōu yǐn tā cái bèi kāi chú le

我们做背调 你前老板说你勾引他 才被开除了

“We did a background check. Your former boss claimed you were fired for seducing him.”

tā hú shuō shì qíng bú shì zhè yàng de yīn wèi zài bàn gōng shì CURRENT FOCUS

他胡说 事情不是这样的 因为在办公室

“He's lying! That's not true. In the office...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā shì zài hú shuō

他是在胡说

“He's lying,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SELF DEFENSE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Framing and Defamation

Accusations of inappropriate personal conduct at work carry heavy social and legal stigmas in Chinese corporate life, often requiring immediate and emotional refutation.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #self_defense #refutation #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
胡说 SPOKEN CHUNK

to talk nonsense; to speak falsely

A blunt, direct way to refute an untrue claim or false accusation in spoken Chinese.

事情不是这样的 SPOKEN CHUNK

that's not how things are; that's not the case

A standard, essential formula used to correct a misconception or false narrative before giving an explanation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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