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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E33 (10:59) HSK 6
jiù shì bù gěi dù dǒng miàn zi

就是不给杜董面子

“means disrespecting Chairman Du.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 10:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù gěi wǒ miàn zi

不给我面子

“Disrespecting me”

jiù shì bù gěi dù dǒng miàn zi CURRENT FOCUS

就是不 给杜董 面子

“means disrespecting Chairman Du.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xǐ shǒu jiān zěn me zǒu

洗手间怎么走

“Where is the restroom?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ESCALATING PRESSURE
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You may ignore me, but you are crossing a dangerous line by disrespecting Chairman Du.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Social Face)

Refusing to 'give face' to a high-status person like a company chairman is considered a severe social infraction that borders on an open declaration of hostility.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #face_threatening #escalation #asserting_hierarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
给面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

give face; show respect

A foundational social collocation in Chinese culture denoting showing deference or public respect to someone.

就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

simply; effectively means

Used here as an emphatic adverb to deliver a decisive, uncompromising conclusion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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