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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E4 (04:13) HSK 4
nǐ duì wǒ yǒu shén me yì jiàn nǐ kě yǐ zhí shuō wǒ méi yì jiàn

你对我有什么意见 你可以直说 我没意见

“If you've got a problem with me, just say it. I don't.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 04:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dài jú ràng wǒ men pèi hé gōng zuò de ya lǎo qín yě duì wǒ fàng xià chéng jiàn le

“Director Dai told us to coordinate. Even Qin's put his bias aside.”

nǐ duì wǒ yǒu shén me yì jiàn nǐ kě yǐ zhí shuō wǒ méi yì jiàn CURRENT FOCUS

你对我 有什么意见 你可以 直说 我 没意见

“If you've got a problem with me, just say it. I don't.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn lóng fēng shì nǐ gē ba

金龙峰是你哥吧

“Jin Longfeng was your brother, wasn't he?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop acting passive-aggressive; if you have a problem with me, say it to my face.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Breaking the Indirectness Norm

Chinese workplace communication usually relies on implicit face-saving, so telling someone to '直说' (speak straight) signals heightened tension and a desire to break polite pretenses.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #clearing_the_air #asserting_boundaries #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有意见 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have objections / to have beef with

Commonly used in interpersonal conflicts to describe holding a personal or professional grudge.

直说 SPOKEN CHUNK

to speak bluntly / be forthright

Urges the listener to stop dancing around the issue and speak their mind frankly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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