他不是存心说谎的
“he didn't mean to lie.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所以我觉得
“So I think”
他 不是 存心说谎 的
“he didn't mean to lie.”
好了
“Done.”
“Don't be too harsh on him; he had good reasons or didn't mean any harm.”
In Chinese moral reasoning, whether an act was committed '存心' (with deliberate bad intent) heavily determines the degree of blame and social forgiveness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deliberately; on purpose (usually with negative connotations)
Frequently paired with negative verbs like lie, trick, or harm to evaluate malicious intent.
to tell a lie
Standard spoken word for lying.
Affirms the speaker's assessment of the person's true intent.