MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Lady Liberty》 S1·E33 (29:17) HSK 3
shì pà gōng sī qí tā rén zhuàng jiàn bù hǎo

是怕公司其他人撞见不好

“because I didn't want the others at the company seeing us.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 29:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè ge shí jiān yuē nǐ

我这个时间约你

“I arranged to meet you at this hour”

shì pà gōng sī qí tā rén zhuàng jiàn bù hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

是怕 公司 其他人 撞见 不好

“because I didn't want the others at the company seeing us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN míng bái

明白

“I understand.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: DISCRETE AND EXPLANATORY
Emotion: CAUTIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We need to keep this meeting strictly between us to avoid unnecessary trouble at work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Discretion (避嫌)

Chinese workplace culture often emphasizes avoiding situations that could trigger rumors or suspicion among colleagues, especially during private or sensitive meetings.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #discretion #risk_avoidance #face_saving
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
撞见 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bump into; to catch someone in the act

Commonly used when someone unexpectedly encounters a situation or person that was meant to stay private.

不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

inconvenient; inappropriate; awkward

A polite, indirect way to state that an action could lead to complications, gossip, or loss of face.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Lady Liberty》 S1·E33 (29:17) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus