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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E19 (00:57) HSK 6
nà cháo jiě ér zěn me shuō wǒ dǎ le gè mǎ hǔ yǎn

那朝姐儿怎么说 我打了个马虎眼

“What did Zhao say? I played dumb”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 00:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì jì shì gēn qián de rén shuō de

是纪氏跟前的人说的

“someone close to Ji Han told them.”

nà cháo jiě ér zěn me shuō wǒ dǎ le gè mǎ hǔ yǎn CURRENT FOCUS

那朝姐儿 怎么说 我打了个马虎眼

“What did Zhao say? I played dumb”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shuō wǒ bú jì dé le

我说我不记得了

“and said I didn't remember.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPORTING ACTIONS
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I intentionally gave a vague answer so I wouldn't get dragged into the mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Ambiguity

In complex family disputes, feigning ignorance or using intentional vagueness is a common self-preservation strategy to remain neutral and avoid taking sides.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #deflection #self_protection #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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打马虎眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play dumb; to act evasive; to gloss over something

An extremely common idiom used when someone intentionally dodges a direct question through vague answers.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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