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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E14 (26:19) HSK 6
zhēn bú shì wǒ kàn bù qǐ nǐ

真不是我看不起你

“I don't mean to look down on you.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 26:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xiè

谢谢

“Thank you.”

zhēn bú shì wǒ kàn bù qǐ nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

真不是我 看不起你

“I don't mean to look down on you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuò wéi xíng zhèng céng de lǐng bān

作为行政层的领班

“At this level, you're still managing to”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING WITH DISCLAIMER
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your performance is objectively disappointing, so don't take the harsh truth personally.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prefatory Face-Saving Disclaimers

In Chinese communication, framing harsh criticism with a disclaimer like 'it's not that I look down on you' attempts to preserve the listener's face while still asserting hierarchical authority.

INTENT TAGS: #disclaimer #criticism #softening #evaluation #hierarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look down upon; to underestimate

A common colloquial verb used when expressing disdain or perceived inferiority between people.

真不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

really not; it's truly not that...

Frequently used as a pragmatic disclaimer before stating an uncomfortable or critical observation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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