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《My Destiny》 S1·E21 (08:20) HSK 4
nà jiù bú shì wǒ men de zé rèn le bù hǎo yì sī shì wǒ yòng cí bù zhǔn què

那就不是我们的责任了 不好意思 是我用词不准确

“Then it's not on us. Sorry. That was the wrong word.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 08:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chú fēi zhào jùn shēn fèn zhèng zuò jiǎ

除非赵俊身份证作假

“Unless Zhao Jun's ID was fake.”

nà jiù bú shì wǒ men de zé rèn le bù hǎo yì sī shì wǒ yòng cí bù zhǔn què CURRENT FOCUS

那就 不是我 们的责任了 不好意思 是我 用词不准确

“Then it's not on us. Sorry. That was the wrong word.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gōng rén shòu shāng le tā sì gè shǒu zhǐ tou dōu duàn le dào le yī yuàn

工人受伤了 她四个手指头都断了 到了医院

“A worker is injured. Four of her fingers are severed! We should”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: HEDGING DISCLAIMER
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We can't take the blame for this, but I know I shouldn't sound so cold.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Walking the Fine Line of Liability and Empathy

In Chinese dispute mediation, showing total lack of human sympathy (renqing) can inflame conflict, prompting immediate verbal backpedaling.

INTENT TAGS: #liability_denial #self_correction #hedging #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是我们的责任 SPOKEN CHUNK

not our responsibility / liability

Direct statement denying fault or liability in legal or workplace disputes.

用词不准确 SPOKEN CHUNK

inaccurate wording / poor choice of words

A formal, polite way to walk back a misstatement without conceding the fundamental point.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the resulting state or logical conclusion based on the preceding condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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