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《The Truth》 S1·E8 (40:58) HSK 7
yīn wèi diū de shì yī fú jià zhí bù dà wǒ yě jiù méi yǒu bào àn

因为丢的是衣服价值不大 我也就没有报案

“Since the stolen items weren't valuable, I didn't report it to the police.”

《The Truth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 40:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng shí yǒu jǐ gè tóng shì hái yǒu bǎo ān tā men kě yǐ zhèng míng

“Some colleagues and the security guards can prove this.”

yīn wèi diū de shì yī fú jià zhí bù dà wǒ yě jiù méi yǒu bào àn CURRENT FOCUS

因为丢的是衣服 价值不大 我也 就没有 报案

“Since the stolen items weren't valuable, I didn't report it to the police.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái lái lái qīng bǔ liáng

来来来 清补凉

“Here. Qingbuliang.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: EXPLANATORY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Aversion to Bureaucratic Trouble

In Chinese society, minor thefts of petty items are often overlooked rather than reported, avoiding the hassle of filing paperwork when the potential recovery is minimal.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #clarifying #explaining #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
价值不大 SPOKEN CHUNK

not worth very much / of little value

A polite, objective way to downplay the monetary or practical worth of an item.

报案 SPOKEN CHUNK

to report a case to the police

Standard legal and daily terminology for formally notifying law enforcement about an incident or crime.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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