《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E6 (33:24)
HSK 4
wǒ jiù shì nà me yī shuō nǐ shuō wǒ rèn shí tā jǐ shí nián le
我就是那么一说 你说我认识他几十年了
“saying that to Mr. Ge. I've known him for decades.”
《No Pain No Gain》
S1·E6
TIMECODE: 33:24
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ men tí chéng yǒu zhè me gāo a yǒu shì a shì a wǒ gēn nǐ gé shū
你们提成有这么高啊 有 是啊 是啊 我跟你葛叔
“Your commission is that high? It is. Yeah. I was just”
wǒ jiù shì nà me yī shuō nǐ shuō wǒ rèn shí tā jǐ shí nián le
CURRENT FOCUS
我 就是 那么一说 你说 我认识 他几十年了
“saying that to Mr. Ge. I've known him for decades.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ zhè chuī niú de lǎo máo bìng wǒ jiù shì gǎi bù liǎo
“I couldn't help myself from bragging.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
BACKPEDALING
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take me so seriously, I was just exaggerating.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Cuiniu (Bragging) and Face-Saving
Casual bragging is common among older Chinese peers, but when called out, laughing it off as a harmless habit helps preserve face without conflict.
INTENT TAGS:
#face_saving
#backpedaling
#downplaying
#excuse
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
就是那么一说
SPOKEN CHUNK
just said it casually; didn't really mean it
A handy defensive chunk used to walk back a careless remark or an exaggeration.
你说
SPOKEN CHUNK
think about it; you tell me
Used rhetorically to invite agreement and appeal to common sense.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates completion or the accumulation of time over decades.
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4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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