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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E1 (34:45) HSK 5
fàng xīn ba qí zǒng wèi nǐ wǒ yě dé zhēng kǒu qì

放心吧 齐总 为你我也得争口气

“Don't worry, Ms. Qi. I'll fight this for both of us.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 34:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ jiù děng nǐ hǎo xiāo xī le a

那我就等你好消息了啊

“I'll await your good news then.”

fàng xīn ba qí zǒng wèi nǐ wǒ yě dé zhēng kǒu qì CURRENT FOCUS

放心吧 齐总 为你我也得 争口气

“Don't worry, Ms. Qi. I'll fight this for both of us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí zǒng jìn lái ba

齐总 进来吧

“Ms. Qi. Come in.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REASSURANCE
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You backed me, and I will not let you look bad.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gaining Face for One's Patron (争气)

In Chinese hierarchical environments, subordinate success directly validates and honors the superior who championed them, intertwining individual performance with interpersonal loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #pledging_loyalty #commitment #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
争口气 SPOKEN CHUNK

to stand up for oneself and win honor or respect

Used when striving to succeed against doubts or to repay someone who placed trust in you.

放心吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

rest assured / do not worry

A common spoken phrase used to comfort or give confidence to the listener.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative '放心', turning it into a warm and comforting reassurance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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