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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E32 (11:16) HSK 3
wǒ kě bù xiǎng yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì qíng bèi rén kàn biǎn

我可不想因为这件事情被人看扁

“I don't want to be looked down upon because of this.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 11:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài jiā shàng wǒ gāng dào xiāo shòu bù

再加上我刚到销售部

“Plus, I just joined the sales department.”

wǒ kě bù xiǎng yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì qíng bèi rén kàn biǎn CURRENT FOCUS

我可不想 因为这件事情 被人 看扁

“I don't want to be looked down upon because of this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo míng bái le

好明白了

“Alright, got it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I have to prove my worth here, and I cannot afford to fail or look incompetent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face (Mianzi) as a Newcomer

Newcomers in Chinese workplaces face immense social pressure to establish competence early to avoid being labeled as incapable or marginalized by veteran colleagues.

INTENT TAGS: #self_affirmation #face_saving #defensiveness #professional_pride
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
被人看扁 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be looked down upon or underestimated

An idiomatic colloquial phrase expressing vulnerability to being dismissed or deemed incompetent.

可不想 SPOKEN CHUNK

really do not want to

The particle 'ke' adds emphatic personal conviction to the negative desire.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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