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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E5 (01:27) HSK 4
nǐ gù yì zhǎo yí gè tì sǐ guǐ

你故意找一个替死鬼

“just because he's young?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 01:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì bú shì kàn wǒ men jiā hé xiàng yǒng nián qīng

你是不是看我们家何向永年轻

“Are you using him as a scapegoat”

nǐ gù yì zhǎo yí gè tì sǐ guǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你故意找一个替死鬼

“just because he's young?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé bà

何爸

“Mr. He,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Family Defense and Protection of Youth

Chinese elders instinctively step in to confront outsiders whenever younger, inexperienced family members are perceived to be exploited or manipulated.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #protection #calling_out
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
替死鬼 SPOKEN CHUNK

scapegoat / fall guy

A highly colloquial, pungent idiom referring to someone unfairly made to take the blame or suffer in another's place.

故意 SPOKEN CHUNK

deliberately / on purpose

Placed directly before a verb to emphasize intentionality or malicious design.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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