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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8 (19:57) HSK 6
wǒ xiǎo de xiǎo de zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

我晓得 晓得 睁一只眼闭一只眼

“I got it. Turning a blind eye.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 19:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè shì gàn shén me

我这是干什么

“What am I doing?”

wǒ xiǎo de xiǎo de zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn CURRENT FOCUS

我 晓得 晓得 睁一只眼闭一只眼

“I got it. Turning a blind eye.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn duì a nǐ fēi děi ràng wǒ shuō nà me qīng chǔ

“Turning a blind eye. You have to make me spell it out?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SIGNALING TACIT APPROVAL
Tone: CONSPIRATORIAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry, I won't snitch on you; just keep it quiet.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tactful Overlooking (睁一只眼闭一只眼)

In Chinese interpersonal relationships, maintaining harmony often involves turning a blind eye to minor faults rather than enforcing strict, rigid rules.

INTENT TAGS: #tacit_understanding #leniency #overlooking #collusion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
睁一只眼闭一只眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to turn a blind eye; to overlook intentionally

A very common Chinese idiom used when someone intentionally ignores minor infractions or compromises for convenience.

晓得 SPOKEN CHUNK

to know; to understand

Commonly used in southern Chinese dialects and informal spoken Mandarin instead of 知道.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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