小满是为了保护我才打的人
“Xiaoman was just defending me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我可以作证
“I can testify.”
小满 是 为了保护 我 才 打 的人
“Xiaoman was just defending me.”
这事跟晓丹没关系
“This has nothing to do with Xiaodan.”
“Do not punish Xiaoman; he was just defending me from harm.”
In Chinese moral reasoning, acting out of loyalty or protection (yi qi) can mitigate personal responsibility for social infractions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in order to protect
Used to justify an action by highlighting a noble or altruistic underlying motive.
only hit someone because of...
The pattern '才 + verb + 的' emphasizes that the action was a reluctant or conditional reaction, not premeditated malice.