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《COURT!》 S1·E12 (42:30) HSK 6
dàn hái bù zhì yú shāng hài fēi fēi

但还不至于伤害非非

“but not enough to hurt Fei.”

《COURT!》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 42:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā suī rán yǒu xiē piān zhí

她虽然有些偏执

“she might be obsessive,”

dàn hái bù zhì yú shāng hài fēi fēi CURRENT FOCUS

但 还不 至于 伤害 非非

“but not enough to hurt Fei.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè liǎng gè hái zi cóng xiǎo xíng yǐng bù lí

“They've been inseparable since childhood.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEFENDING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She might be difficult, but she would never cross the line into physically hurting her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Differentiating Character Flaws from Malice (对事不对人)

In Chinese interpersonal disputes, speakers often acknowledge temperament defects (like stubbornness) to maintain credibility while vehemently denying criminal or harmful intent.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #minimizing #denying #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不至于 SPOKEN CHUNK

not to the extent of; not likely to go so far as to

Very useful structure to downplay severity or refute an exaggerated accusation.

还不至于 SPOKEN CHUNK

not yet so bad as to; hasn't reached the point of

Combines '还' with '不至于' to provide a stronger defense against severe assumptions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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