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《The Knockout》 S1·E17 (37:14) HSK 7
zhēn de nǐ dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

真的 你大人不记小人过

“I'm serious. Please forgive me.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 37:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā men zhēn de shì zài xiàn hài wǒ

他们真的是在陷害我

“they are really framing me.”

zhēn de nǐ dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò CURRENT FOCUS

真的 你 大人不记小人过

“I'm serious. Please forgive me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ hǎo hǎo chá yī xià nǐ gēn wǒ jiǎng bù zhe de

“Investigate it carefully. I'm in no part of this.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PLEADING FOR LENIENCY
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please have mercy on me and don't make my life miserable over this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Self-Deprecation (Keqi and Mianzi)

Labeling oneself as 'xiaoren' (petty person) while elevating the other to 'daren' (magnanimous authority) gives the listener immense face, making it harder for them to be overly harsh.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #self_deprecation #face_giving #begging_pardon
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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大人不记小人过 SPOKEN CHUNK

a great person overlooks the mistakes of a lesser person; be generous and forgive

A set idiomatic phrase used when begging for forgiveness, intentionally lowering one's status to appease an authority.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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