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《Vanished Name》 S1·E17 (05:04) HSK 4
bié bǎ mán tou de shì ér gào sù bǎi shù

别把馒头的事儿告诉柏庶

“Don't tell Bai Shu about the bun thing.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 05:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lái wǒ bāng nǐ

来 我帮你

“Let me help you.”

bié bǎ mán tou de shì ér gào sù bǎi shù CURRENT FOCUS

别把 馒头的事儿 告诉 柏庶

“Don't tell Bai Shu about the bun thing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xiàn zài yòu bù zhǐ zhe tā zǒu hòu mén le yǒu shá bù néng shuō de

“You're not relying on her connections. Why can't I tell her?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PROHIBITION
Tone: CAUTIOUS
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet about this so I do not lose face in front of her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Concealing Embarrassment

Hiding trivial or embarrassing missteps (like relying on food aid or petty favors) is vital to avoid losing face before someone whose respect one values.

INTENT TAGS: #secret_keeping #face_saving #instruction #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
别把 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not [take something and...]

A negative imperative paired with the 'ba' construction to forbid an action affecting a specific object.

告诉 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell; to inform

Everyday verb for conveying information to someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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