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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E15 (09:52) HSK 7
kě wǒ duì nǐ shì zhēn xīn de

可我对你是真心的

“But my feelings for you were genuine.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 09:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mò fēi nǐ zhēn yǐ wéi wǒ duì nǐ yī wǎng qíng shēn fēi qīng bù qǔ

莫非 你真以为我对你一往情深 非卿不娶

“Don't tell me you really believed I was deeply in love with you, and that I would marry no one but you.”

kě wǒ duì nǐ shì zhēn xīn de CURRENT FOCUS

可我 对你是真心的

“But my feelings for you were genuine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn xīn nǐ duì bái jiā de jiā shì cái shì zhēn xīn de ba

真心 你对白家的家世才是真心的吧

“Genuine? I think what you have genuine feelings for is the Bai family's status.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DECLARING FEELINGS
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please believe me, my feelings for you are genuine!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zhenxin vs. Family Status

In historical and contemporary Chinese culture, true emotional sincerity (真心) is often tested against pragmatic motives such as family background (家世) and social climbing.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #pleading #reassurance #self_defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对...是真心的 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have genuine feelings for someone / to be sincere toward someone

Essential pattern used to declare honest affection or fidelity in romantic contexts.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here to assert certainty and affirm the truth of the emotional state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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