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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (33:24) HSK 5
kě nà shì wǒ yòng shén me huàn lái de wú fǎ fǒu rèn

可那是我用什么换来的 无法否认

“Right, but at what cost? (I can't deny Zeng Zixuan stunned me.)”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 33:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì

是

“Right, but at what cost?”

kě nà shì wǒ yòng shén me huàn lái de wú fǎ fǒu rèn CURRENT FOCUS

可 那是 我 用什么换来的 无法否认

“Right, but at what cost? (I can't deny Zeng Zixuan stunned me.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bèi céng zi xuán gěi zhèn zhù le rén shēng dì yī cì

“(I can't deny Zeng Zixuan stunned me.) (For the first time, I was stunned by someone so much younger than me)”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ADMITTING TRUTH
Tone: HEAVY
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I paid a terrible, shameful price to get this, and I cannot pretend otherwise.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Cost of Success and Moral Burden

Reflects the common dramatic theme of pragmatic sacrifice versus ethical guilt in competitive Chinese modern society.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #acknowledging_cost #guilt #resignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用什么换来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

what was exchanged to get it / the price paid for it

Commonly used in reflective contexts when evaluating whether a result was worth the sacrifice.

无法否认 SPOKEN CHUNK

undeniable / cannot be denied

Used to concede an uncomfortable fact with solemn finality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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