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《About Love》 S1·E4 (34:01) HSK 4
dàn shì dāng shí wǒ méi yǒu chāi chuān tā

但是当时我没有拆穿他

“But I didn't expose him back then.”

《About Love》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 34:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù zhī dào zhè ge nán de bù ān fèn

“I knew the guy wasn't the faithful type.”

dàn shì dāng shí wǒ méi yǒu chāi chuān tā CURRENT FOCUS

但是 当时 我没有 拆穿 他

“But I didn't expose him back then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jié guǒ zhè duàn hūn yīn

结果这段婚姻

“In the end, that marriage”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONFESSING INACTION
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I saw right through his lies back then, but chose to keep quiet—which was a mistake.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-saving Silence (留面子)

In Chinese interpersonal interactions, people often refrain from immediately exposing someone's wrongdoing to avoid immediate conflict or outright loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #disclosure #regret #narrating #restraint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拆穿 SPOKEN CHUNK

to expose, unmask, or call out a lie

Commonly used in spoken Chinese when someone reveals deception or sees through a bluff.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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