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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (36:02) HSK 7
wǒ men xiǎo chéng shì lái de cū shǒu cū jiǎo guàn le

我们小城市来的 粗手粗脚惯了

“Coming from a small town, we tend to be a bit clumsy.”

《The Truth》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 36:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú huì shì shén me gǔ dǒng wén wù ba

“aren't antiques or cultural relics, are they?”

wǒ men xiǎo chéng shì lái de cū shǒu cū jiǎo guàn le CURRENT FOCUS

我们小城市来的 粗手粗脚 惯了

“Coming from a small town, we tend to be a bit clumsy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié dào shí hòu pèng huài le péi bù qǐ a

“We can't risk breaking anything we can't afford.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: SELF_DEPRECATING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please keep these delicate things away from me because I cannot afford to replace them if they break.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Proactive Self-Deprecation (Keqi)

Lowering one's status by citing rustic origins serves as a face-saving strategy and preemptive defense against social embarrassment.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #hedging #risk_avoidance #humility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
粗手粗脚 SPOKEN CHUNK

clumsy / heavy-handed

An idiomatic four-character expression used colloquially to describe lack of delicate motor skills or finesse.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a settled state or habitual condition that has become second nature.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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