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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E22 (03:04) HSK 1
bù zhī dào

不知道

“I don't know.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 03:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huì zěn me yàng

“what then?”

bù zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

不知道

“I don't know.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì tā zǎo wǎn huì zhī dào

“But she'll find out eventually.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DISCLAIMING KNOWLEDGE
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: UNCERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Directness in Familiar Relations

Omitting subject pronouns like '我' (I) when answering makes short replies more natural and informal among equals.

INTENT TAGS: #disclaiming #uncertainty #directness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't know

The most common and direct way to express lack of information or uncertainty in spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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