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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14 (32:06) HSK 7
yòng de jiè kǒu jiù shì xué yè wèi zhòng

用的借口就是学业为重

“your excuse was also to prioritize your studies.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 32:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shí nián qián xiàng wǒ fán jiā xǔ xià nuò yán zhī shí

你十年前向我樊家许下诺言之时

“When you made a promise to the Fan family ten years ago,”

yòng de jiè kǒu jiù shì xué yè wèi zhòng CURRENT FOCUS

用的 借口 就是 学业为重

“your excuse was also to prioritize your studies.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me shí nián guò qù le hái shì zhè ge jiè kǒu

“Why is it still the same excuse ten years later?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CALLING OUT EXCUSES
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You lied back then, and you're still treating me like a fool.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing Studies as a Polite Rejection

In Chinese culture, claiming devotion to imperial exams or academic goals is an unassailable traditional justification used to politely delay or evade marriage commitments.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #calling_out_lies #reproach #holding_accountable
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
学业为重 SPOKEN CHUNK

prioritize studies / education comes first

A formal four-character idiom commonly used as a valid reason or polite excuse to postpone romance or personal affairs.

借口 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse / pretext

Used to describe a justification that is perceived as insincere or manufactured.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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