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《About Love》 S1·E24 (18:03) HSK 6
néng jiè nǐ de jiān bǎng yòng yī yòng ma

能借你的肩膀用一用吗

“Can I borrow your shoulder for a sec?”

《About Love》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 18:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè shì qíng gǎn de biǎo dá

我这是情感的表达

“I'm just expressing my feelings.”

néng jiè nǐ de jiān bǎng yòng yī yòng ma CURRENT FOCUS

能 借你的肩膀用一用 吗

“Can I borrow your shoulder for a sec?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dì yī cì jiàn nǐ kū

第一次见你哭

“I've never seen you cry.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SEEKING COMFORT
Tone: TENDER
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I feel so vulnerable right now; please hold me and comfort me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Restraint and Vulnerability

Explicitly asking for a shoulder to lean on marks a rare, tender drop of emotional defenses in Chinese interpersonal communication.

INTENT TAGS: #comfort_seeking #vulnerability #intimacy #consolation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
借你的肩膀用一用 SPOKEN CHUNK

borrow your shoulder to cry on

A common romantic or close-friend idiom used when someone needs consoling and a shoulder to lean on.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct request into a gentle, tentative inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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