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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E26 (13:04) HSK 1
zhèn zhī cuò le xià bù wéi lì

朕知错了 下不为例

“I realize my mistake. It won't happen again.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 13:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yú lǜ fǎ bù hé

于律法不合

“is against the law.”

zhèn zhī cuò le xià bù wéi lì CURRENT FOCUS

朕 知错了 下不为例

“I realize my mistake. It won't happen again.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chén qīng jiā

陈卿家

“Chen Yanyun.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: CONCILIATORY YET AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I admit I slipped up this once, so drop the subject and let it go.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Imperial Remonstrance and Royal Face

In traditional court politics, emperors rarely apologized explicitly; phrases like 'not to set a precedent' allowed the sovereign to appease rigid officials while preserving absolute dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #conceding #face_saving #closure #appeasement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
下不为例 SPOKEN CHUNK

not to be taken as a precedent; just this once

A common idiom used by an authority figure when granting an exception or forgiving a one-off error.

知错 SPOKEN CHUNK

to realize or acknowledge one's mistake

Used in formal or dramatic contexts when confessing wrongdoing.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, indicating that the speaker has now realized their mistake.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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