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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E5 (21:16) HSK 3
shì bú shì yìng chēng wǒ xīn lǐ yǒu shù

是不是硬撑 我心里有数

“I know my limits.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 21:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shēn tǐ shì wǒ zì jǐ de

身体是我自己的

“It's my body.”

shì bú shì yìng chēng wǒ xīn lǐ yǒu shù CURRENT FOCUS

是不是 硬撑 我心里有数

“I know my limits.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ méi shì

我没事

“I'm fine.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENSIVE REBUTTAL
Tone: DEFENSIVE AND DEFIANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off, I don't need your pity or your lecture.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Toughing It Out (Yingcheng) and Face

Admitting physical failure can be seen as losing face or burdening comrades, leading individuals to insist '心里有数' even when close to collapse.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #rebuttal #saving_face #self_assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
硬撑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to force oneself to hold on; tough it out stubbornly

Used when someone refuses to admit weakness, pain, or exhaustion despite reaching their physical or emotional limits.

心里有数 SPOKEN CHUNK

to know what one is doing; have a clear idea

A very common colloquial formula used to assert competence and tell someone else to stop worrying or meddling.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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