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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E14 (38:40) HSK 6
wǒ bù zài shì nǐ jiě fū le

我不再是你姐夫了

“I'm not your brother in law anymore.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 38:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù néng bù guǎn wǒ ya

“You cannot just leave me.”

wǒ bù zài shì nǐ jiě fū le CURRENT FOCUS

我 不再是 你姐夫 了

“I'm not your brother in law anymore.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiě jiě de qù shì

你姐姐的去世

“Your sister's death”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: RESOLUTENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop asking me for favors; my obligation ended when your sister passed away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: In-Law Obligations (Yinqin Relations)

In Chinese culture, a brother-in-law is traditionally expected to support younger siblings-in-law, making an explicit verbal disavowal necessary to break customary moral ties.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #refusal #severing_ties
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不再是 SPOKEN CHUNK

no longer is/am

Use this structure to firmly state that a past state, role, or relationship has ended.

姐夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

brother-in-law (older sister's husband)

Kinship title strictly denoting the husband of one's older sister.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, emphasizing that the familial status has ceased to apply.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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