MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Born with Luck》 S1·E19 (09:46) HSK 6
bú shì rén bú shì zán shā de a

不是 人不是咱杀的啊

“[Taxi] No, we didn't kill this man.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 09:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì shā rén dūn dà láo shí jiān zhǎng

还是杀人蹲大牢时间长

“for robbery, or killing a man?”

bú shì rén bú shì zán shā de a CURRENT FOCUS

不是 人 不是 咱杀的啊

“[Taxi] No, we didn't kill this man.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qián yě bú shì wǒ jiè de a

钱也不是我借的啊

“[Taxi] And I didn't borrow that money.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CLARIFYING INNOCENCE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you even talking about jail time for murder? We didn't kill anyone!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Inclusive 'Zan' in Northern Mandarin

Using '咱' (zan) rather than '我们' (women) creates an immediate sense of shared fate, pulling the listener into the same collective boat during a crisis.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #clarification #defensiveness #reassurance
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait a second; hold on

Commonly placed at the beginning of spoken sentences to interrupt, clarify, or voice immediate objection.

咱 SPOKEN CHUNK

we; us (inclusive)

A colloquial northern pronoun used to emphasize shared situation or solidarity between speaker and listener.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and an appeal for basic common sense or agreement.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Born with Luck》 S1·E19 (09:46) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus