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《About Love》 S1·E4 (03:44) HSK 4
zhè yī qiè dōu qíng yǒu kě yuán

这一切都情有可原

“it's understandable.”

《About Love》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 03:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǎ pà shì zì jǐ shēn biān qīn jìn de rén

哪怕是自己身边亲近的人

“even someone close to you...”

zhè yī qiè dōu qíng yǒu kě yuán CURRENT FOCUS

这一切 都 情有可原

“it's understandable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn wú lùn chū yú nǎ zhǒng dòng jī

但无论出于哪种动机

“But no matter what the motive is,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONCEDING
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I understand why it happened, but that still doesn't make it right.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Qing vs. Li (Compassion vs. Principles)

Traditional Chinese ethics heavily values human sentiment ('qing'); recognizing that an act is 'qingyoukeyuan' balances rigid rule enforcement with contextual empathy.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #empathy #rationalizing #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
情有可原 SPOKEN CHUNK

pardonable; excusable given the circumstances

A classic four-character idiom frequently used in both formal discourse and daily speech to grant empathy or partial justification.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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