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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E14 (13:53) HSK 4
jì wǎng bù jiù

既往不咎

“Let bygones be bygones!”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 13:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù

咎

“Bygones.”

jì wǎng bù jiù CURRENT FOCUS

既往不咎

“Let bygones be bygones!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì

但是

“But”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GRANTING AMNESTY
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I will overlook what happened this time, but consider this your final warning.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Magnanimity and Pardon in Leadership

Leaders often demonstrate benevolence by letting past faults slide ('既往不咎') to rebuild trust and demand complete loyalty moving forward.

INTENT TAGS: #pardoning #amnesty #boundary_setting #authoritative
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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既往不咎 SPOKEN CHUNK

to forgive past misdeeds; let bygones be bygones

A formal Chengyu widely used by authorities, managers, or elders when officially pardoning past errors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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