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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E4 (37:04) HSK 6
nà jiù zhè yàng zhǐ yào miàn zi shàng guò de qù

那就这样 只要面子上过得去

“Let's do that. As long as we won't be shamed,”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 37:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN téng dá zhì zuò chéng běn dī dàn hén yā guò tā men hái shì bù nán de

腾达制作成本低 弹痕压过他们还是不难的

“Tengda has a low production cost. It's not difficult for Bullet Mark to beat them.”

nà jiù zhè yàng zhǐ yào miàn zi shàng guò de qù CURRENT FOCUS

那就这样 只要 面子上过得去

“Let's do that. As long as we won't be shamed,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù néng gēn fù huī zǒng bù jiāo dài

“I can explain it to Fuhui's headquarters.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SETTING MINIMUM STANDARD
Tone: DECISIVE
Emotion: PRAGMATISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We just need this to look presentable enough on paper to keep the higher-ups off my back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Surface Decorum in Bureaucracy)

In Chinese corporate culture, 'saving face' or making things 'look presentable on the surface' often takes precedence over substantive perfection, fulfilling bureaucratic accountability without unnecessary friction.

INTENT TAGS: #settling #face_saving #satisficing #pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
那就这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's leave it at that / that settles it

A common wrap-up phrase used to conclude a discussion, meeting, or decision.

面子上过得去 SPOKEN CHUNK

acceptable on the surface / saves enough face

Used in business or social contexts to indicate doing just enough to maintain appearances and avoid embarrassment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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