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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E9 (17:37) HSK 4
bù xiǎng kàn dào zì jǐ shǒu shàng yǒu xuè

不想看到自己手上有血

“I don't want to see blood on my hands.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 17:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ tǎo yàn xuè

我讨厌血

“It's just that I hate blood.”

bù xiǎng kàn dào zì jǐ shǒu shàng yǒu xuè CURRENT FOCUS

不想看到 自己 手上有血

“I don't want to see blood on my hands.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge shì jiè a luàn zāo zāo de hǎo duō dōng xī ne wǒ yě bù xiǎng kàn

这个世界啊 乱糟糟的 好多东西呢 我也不想看

“This world is such a mess. There are so many things I don't want to see either.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING PREFERENCE
Tone: INTROSPECTIVE
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want to keep my conscience clear and avoid getting dragged into dirty deeds.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Clean Hands Metaphor

Both Chinese and Western cultures share the imagery of 'blood on one's hands' (手上沾血) as an emblem of moral corruption and guilt.

INTENT TAGS: #moral_stance #aversion #self_justification #vulnerability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
手上有血 SPOKEN CHUNK

blood on one's hands

A vivid idiom equivalent to the English idiom, implying direct guilt for violence or death.

不想看到 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not want to see

Everyday phrasing to declare an aversion to witnessing an unpleasant state of affairs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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