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《Go Ahead》 S1·E14 (29:40) HSK 6
zhè bú shì lí dé yuǎn ma gēn nǐ men shuō le nǐ men yě shì gān zháo jí

这不是离得远嘛 跟你们说了 你们也是干着急

“I was far away from you. Even if I told you, it'd only make you worried.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 29:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō zhè me dà de shāng nǐ zěn me yě bù gēn jiā lǐ shuō yī shēng ne

你说这么大的伤你怎么 也不跟家里说一声呢

“Why didn't you tell us about this matter?”

zhè bú shì lí dé yuǎn ma gēn nǐ men shuō le nǐ men yě shì gān zháo jí CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 离得远 嘛 跟你们 说了 你们 也是 干着急

“I was far away from you. Even if I told you, it'd only make you worried.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng cì bà chū rèn wù cóng lóu tī shàng bù xiǎo xīn shuāi xià lái

上次爸出任务 从楼梯上不小心摔下来

“When dad went out on mission, he fell from the stairs by accident.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: JUSTIFYING
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I did not tell you because worrying would not have helped anyway.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reporting Good News but Not Bad (报喜不报忧)

A deeply rooted Chinese familial virtue where individuals conceal illnesses or misfortunes from distant family members to spare them helpless anxiety.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #reassurance #defending #comforting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这不是……嘛 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it because...

A standard rhetorical frame used to introduce an obvious reason or self-evident justification.

干着急 SPOKEN CHUNK

worry in vain with no way to help

Describes feeling helpless anxiety when one cannot actively solve the problem.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Frames the statement as an obvious, self-explanatory justification to soften the explanation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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