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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7 (31:50) HSK 7
zhī qián zài gōng sī tiān tiān zhuāng dé xiōng yǒu chéng zhú de yàng zi

之前在公司 天天装得胸有成竹的样子

“I acted so confidently at the office every day.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 31:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xià yě suàn shì jiě le rán méi zhī jí le

“This finally solves my immediate problem.”

zhī qián zài gōng sī tiān tiān zhuāng dé xiōng yǒu chéng zhú de yàng zi CURRENT FOCUS

之前在 公司 天天 装得 胸有成竹 的样子

“I acted so confidently at the office every day.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí shí zhǐ yǒu zì jǐ xīn lǐ zhī dào yǐ jīng kuài yào zá guō mài tiě le

“But deep down, I knew I was almost completely broke.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONFESSION
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was faking it the whole time just to survive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Facade and Face-Saving (Mianzi)

In Chinese business culture, leaders and entrepreneurs often feel compelled to maintain an image of absolute stability and success to project competence, even when privately facing collapse.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #vulnerability #retrospection #stress_relief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
胸有成竹 SPOKEN CHUNK

having a well-thought-out plan beforehand; confident of success

A common idiom used to describe calm confidence when handling a project or difficult task.

装得...的样子 SPOKEN CHUNK

pretending to be in a certain state or manner

Useful for pointing out facades or artificial behavior in daily spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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