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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5 (09:24) HSK 4
méi shì de xiǎng liú wǒ men hái bù liú ne

没事的想留我们还不留呢

“And the innocent ones? We won't keep them a second longer.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 09:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dào shí hòu yǒu shì de hái zi yí gè yě zǒu bù liǎo

“Those involved won't get away with anything.”

méi shì de xiǎng liú wǒ men hái bù liú ne CURRENT FOCUS

没事的 想留我们 还 不留 呢

“And the innocent ones? We won't keep them a second longer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiè xiè dà jiā de pèi hé dōu bié zài zhè wéi zhe le wǒ qù cuī yī cuī

谢谢大家的配合 都别在这围着了 我去催一催

“Thank you for your cooperation. Don't crowd around here. I'll go push things along.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: RETORTING DEFENSIVELY
Tone: DEFIANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't act like you're doing us a favor—once my kid is cleared, we want nothing to do with you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Through Defiance

When facing suspicion or bureaucratic questioning, Chinese speakers often use disdainful retorts to project innocence and reclaim dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #defiance #face_saving #retort #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
没事的 SPOKEN CHUNK

innocent; having no involvement or trouble

Used here contextually to mean children who are cleared of wrongdoing or not implicated.

想留我们还不留呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if you wanted to keep us, we wouldn't stay

A sharp, defensive colloquial rebuttal used to save face and show disdain.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an emphatic, defiant tone reinforcing the speaker's proud stance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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