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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E9 (13:15) HSK 7
gěi gè miàn zi bié hé tā yì bān jì jiào

给个面子 别和她一般计较

“Do me a favor. Don't stoop to her level.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 13:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn shì

真是

“Seriously.”

gěi gè miàn zi bié hé tā yì bān jì jiào CURRENT FOCUS

给个面子 别和她一般 计较

“Do me a favor. Don't stoop to her level.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nú bì gào tuì le

奴婢告退了

“I will take my leave.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MEDIATING CONFLICT
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let it slide for my sake; she is not worth your anger.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face) as Social Currency

Asking someone to 'give face' leverages relational capital (Guanxi) to persuade them to overlook an offense without losing their dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #mediation #face_giving #de_escalation #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
给个面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

do (me) a favor / give (me) face

A crucial pragmatic formula when asking someone to drop an issue or grant a concession out of respect for you.

一般计较 SPOKEN CHUNK

haggle over / stoop to someone's level

Almost always used in the negative ('别和……一般计较') to advise magnanimity towards an inferior or wrongdoer.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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