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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E20 (11:53) HSK 7
wǒ suǒ yán bù xū ba

我所言不虚吧

“I wasn't lying, was I?”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 11:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǚ xiá

女侠

“Heroine.”

wǒ suǒ yán bù xū ba CURRENT FOCUS

我 所言不虚 吧

“I wasn't lying, was I?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ wǒ yě zhēn de shì bèi bī de

我我也真的是被逼的

“I was truly forced into this.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONFIRMING INFORMATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: TRIUMPH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Admit it, I was right all along and you are trapped.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Cornering (借势逼问)

Using self-evident rhetorical queries in confrontation forces the opponent into submission by establishing moral or factual dominance.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #interrogation #cornering #validation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
所言不虚 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is said is true; speaking no falsehood

A set phrase used to emphasize that one's words or claims have proven to be entirely accurate.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative slightly into a confident rhetorical tag question seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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