《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E21 (29:42)
HSK 4
shì shì shì wǒ zuǐ bèn
是是是 我嘴笨
“True. I'm bad with words.”
《My Page in the 90s》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 29:42
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
gēn qū xiǎo jué yǒu shén me guān xì a
“What does Ou Xiaojue have to do with it?”
shì shì shì wǒ zuǐ bèn
CURRENT FOCUS
是是是 我 嘴笨
“True. I'm bad with words.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nà wǒ men jīn tiān wǒ liǎ hǎo hǎo guàng guàng
那我们今天 我俩好好逛逛
“Anyway, let's have fun today.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
APOLOGIZING
Tone:
CONCILIATORY
Emotion:
PLACATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“My mistake, let's drop this topic so it doesn't spoil our outing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Deprecation as Conflict Defuser
Blaming one's own clumsy speech ('zui ben') is a classic, polite way in Chinese interpersonal communication to give face to the other party and resolve awkwardness.
INTENT TAGS:
#apologizing
#self_deprecation
#placating
#defusing
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
嘴笨
SPOKEN CHUNK
clumsy with words; inarticulate; tongue-tied
A common self-deprecating phrase used to apologize for unintentional offense or poor phrasing.
是是是
SPOKEN CHUNK
yes, absolutely; you're right, you're right
Rapid repetition of 'shi' signals complete concession and an urgent desire to calm the other person down.
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2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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