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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24 (21:16) HSK 6
nà wǒ tiǎn zhe liǎn wǒ qù qiú tā men

那我觍着脸我去求他们

“I'll shamelessly go and beg them.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 21:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huà wán le wǒ men jiù yòng ma

画完了我们就用嘛

“we'll use it when it's done.”

nà wǒ tiǎn zhe liǎn wǒ qù qiú tā men CURRENT FOCUS

那我 觍着脸 我去 求他 们

“I'll shamelessly go and beg them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yě yòng

我也用

“I'll use it too.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING RELUCTANCE
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do you really expect me to swallow my pride and beg them for this?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Losing Face (Mianzi)

Begging others for favors is viewed as a sacrifice of face and personal dignity, often resisted unless absolutely necessary.

INTENT TAGS: #face_saving #protest #reluctance #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
觍着脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

swallowing one's pride; shamelessly; brazenly

Used to describe an uncomfortable situation where one must sacrifice dignity to ask for a favor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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