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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (35:49) HSK 7
wǒ bù jiē shòu nǐ de xī shēng

我不接受你的牺牲

“I won't accept your sacrifice.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 35:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ rèn wéi jù jué shēng qiān shì xī shēng ma

“do you see turning down this promotion as a sacrifice?”

wǒ bù jiē shòu nǐ de xī shēng CURRENT FOCUS

我不接受 你的 牺牲

“I won't accept your sacrifice.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiāng fēng

江峰

“Jiang Feng,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REJECTING GUILT AND SACRIFICE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not turn giving up your promotion into a favor for me; I refuse to owe you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Relational Indebtedness and Moral Burden

In Chinese close relationships, making a 'sacrifice' often creates a heavy emotional debt (人情债) that can feel suffocating, prompting the other party to overtly reject it to maintain equal footing.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #rejection #conflict #emotional_autonomy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
接受 SPOKEN CHUNK

to accept

Frequently combined with abstract concepts like apology, sacrifice, or condition.

牺牲 SPOKEN CHUNK

sacrifice

Used in relationships to express giving up personal goals, often loaded with moral leverage.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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