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《The Guilty》 S1·E5 (20:51) HSK 5
zhè gēn wǒ men yě méi guān xì a wǒ men yě shì shòu hài zhě ya

这跟我们也没关系啊 我们也是受害者呀

“This has nothing to do with us either. We are victims too.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 20:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì a zěn me nǐ liǎ yǒu guān xì a bú shì nǐ zěn me shuō huà de

就是啊 怎么你俩有关系啊 不是你怎么说话的

“Yeah. Why, are you guys dating? Watch how you talk.”

zhè gēn wǒ men yě méi guān xì a wǒ men yě shì shòu hài zhě ya CURRENT FOCUS

这 跟 我们 也没关系 啊 我们 也是 受害者 呀

“This has nothing to do with us either. We are victims too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gū niáng nǐ jiù shuō nǐ péi bù péi qián ba bù gěi qián wǒ men jiù bào jǐng

姑娘 你就说你赔不赔钱吧 不给钱我们就报警

“Girl, just tell us if you're paying up or not. If you're not, we'll call the police.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DENYING LIABILITY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame us or demand money from us, we got burned just like you did!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shifting Blame via Shared Victimhood (Tongbing Xianglian)

Claiming victim status is a common pragmatic strategy in Chinese dispute resolution to dilute liability and dissuade confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #denial #self_defense #victimhood
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
没关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

has nothing to do with / no relation to

In this context, it denies involvement or causal responsibility, rather than meaning 'it's okay'.

受害者 SPOKEN CHUNK

victim

Frequently used to appeal to fairness and deflect fault during a dispute.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the speaker's emotional defense and demands common-sense acknowledgement.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the defensive stance while pleading for sympathy and understanding.

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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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