我一开始是为了赌气
“At first, it was out of spite.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是
“No.”
我 一开始 是 为了赌气
“At first, it was out of spite.”
是为了让她看到
“I wanted her to see”
“At first, I was just acting out of spite.”
A common psychological dynamic in Chinese interpersonal relationships (especially romantic or close relationships), referring to deliberately acting out contrary to one's true wishes due to bruised ego or emotional frustration to test the other person or prove a point.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in order to; for the sake of
A very high-frequency structure used in both spoken and written Chinese to indicate purpose or explain the rationale behind one's actions.
to act out of spite; to do something out of hurt pride or resentment
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe irrational actions taken on emotional impulse, often carrying a connotation of childishness or stubbornness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just out of spite?”
“Acting on impulse, I hid away and thus survived.”
“Was it out of momentary pride?”
“just to rub it in Lu's face.”