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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (23:49) HSK 7
dà jiā xīn zhào bù xuān bà le

大家心照不宣罢了

“It's an unsaid understanding.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 23:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wài zǔ mǔ méi yǒu tiǎo míng

“She didn't say it outright.”

dà jiā xīn zhào bù xuān bà le CURRENT FOCUS

大家 心照不宣 罢了

“It's an unsaid understanding.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǎn xià zuì zhòng yào de hái shì zhè mén qīn shì

“For now, we should focus on this marriage arrangement.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CLARIFYING SITUATION
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We all know what is going on, so there is no need to make it awkward by spelling it out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: High-Context Communication (Hanxu)

In traditional Chinese families, sensitive topics are deliberately left unsaid to preserve harmony, face, and room for maneuver.

INTENT TAGS: #tacit_agreement #face_saving #indirectness #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
心照不宣 SPOKEN CHUNK

tacit understanding; understood by all without saying

Use this chengyu when multiple parties clearly know a sensitive truth but mutually choose not to say it aloud.

罢了 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is all; nothing more than

Appended at the end of a clause to downplay severity or mark finality with mild resignation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the fixed sentence-final particle '罢了' to reinforce finality and downplay significance.

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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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