《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (18:13)
HSK 7
bù guò shì guǐ shén zài zuò guài bà le
不过是鬼神在作怪罢了
“it was just a ghost playing tricks.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E10
TIMECODE: 18:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zài tā kàn lái
在她看来
“in her eyes,”
bù guò shì guǐ shén zài zuò guài bà le
CURRENT FOCUS
不过是 鬼神 在作怪 罢了
“it was just a ghost playing tricks.”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
DISMISSING
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Supernatural Attribution
In traditional Chinese culture, inexplicable misfortunes or illnesses were frequently attributed to mischievous spirits (鬼神) rather than rational causes.
INTENT TAGS:
#downplaying
#dismissal
#rationalization
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不过是
SPOKEN CHUNK
nothing more than; merely
Use this pattern to downplay the significance or severity of an issue.
作怪
SPOKEN CHUNK
make trouble; play tricks
Commonly used for mysterious occurrences, mischief, or underlying hidden factors.
Modal Particle「罢了」 (bale)
CHANGE OF STATE
Minimizes the importance of the preceding statement, conveying 'nothing more' or 'that is all'.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (18:13) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus