《The Truth》 S1·E3 (30:55)
HSK 6
jì rán nǐ men bù gěi wǒ miàn zi
既然你们不给我面子
“Since you won't give me any face,”
《The Truth》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 30:55
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shuō dé hǎo xiàng wǒ qiǎng rén suǒ nán yī yàng
“You make it sound like I'm pushing you too hard.”
jì rán nǐ men bù gěi wǒ miàn zi
CURRENT FOCUS
既然 你们 不给我面子
“Since you won't give me any face,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nà yě jiù méi yǒu bì yào hé zuò le
“then there's no point in working together.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
THREATENING BREAKDOWN
Tone:
CONFRONTATIONAL AND SEVERE
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have openly disrespected me, so our partnership is dead.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-saving and Honor)
Refusing to give face ('不给面子') in professional or social contexts is treated as an active insult that can immediately terminate business deals.
INTENT TAGS:
#ultimatum
#taking_offense
#confrontation
#deal_breaking
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
既然
SPOKEN CHUNK
since / given that
A conjunction introducing an established premise that justifies a consequent decision or conclusion.
给面子
SPOKEN CHUNK
to give face / to show respect
A fundamental Chinese social concept about honoring someone's social status, dignity, or requests.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (30:55) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus