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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (14:10) HSK 1
wǒ méi yào xì nòng nǐ wǒ shì

我没要戏弄你 我是

“I didn't mean to trick you. I was...”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 14:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shān zhǎng wèi hé yào xì nòng běn gōng

“Why did you trick me, Headmaster?”

wǒ méi yào xì nòng nǐ wǒ shì CURRENT FOCUS

我 没要 戏弄 你 我是

“I didn't mean to trick you. I was...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì bù qǐ

对不起

“I'm sorry.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: DEFENSIVE JUSTIFICATION
Tone: FLUSTERED
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I wasn't mocking you at all—I just didn't know how else to handle my feelings around you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Status Anxiety and Court Demeanor

Accusations of teasing or mockery (戏弄) directed at royalty (本宫) carry severe political and social weight, making an unfinished defensive stutter particularly revealing of deep panic and emotional vulnerability.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #flustered #justification #hesitation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
戏弄 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make sport of; to tease; to mock

A slightly formal or literary term referring to toying with or poking fun at someone.

没要 SPOKEN CHUNK

had no intention to; didn't mean to

Colloquial spoken shortcut for '没有想要', used when hastily defending one's intentions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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