《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (35:17)
HSK 5
nǐ men dī gè tóu rèn gè shū zhí jiē jiāo gěi tā men
你们低个头 认个输 直接交给他们
“just throw in the towel and relinquish this project?”
《The Knockout》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 35:17
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yào bù yào bǎ zhè ge xiàng mù
要不要把这个项目
“Why don't you”
nǐ men dī gè tóu rèn gè shū zhí jiē jiāo gěi tā men
CURRENT FOCUS
你们低 个头 认个输 直接 交给 他们
“just throw in the towel and relinquish this project?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bú shì
不是
“You…”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
ADVISING SURRENDER
Tone:
PRAGMATIC
Emotion:
RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Tactical Concession (能屈能伸)
While 'losing face' by backing down (低头认输) is painful, Chinese pragmatic philosophy often values survival and damage control over reckless stubbornness.
INTENT TAGS:
#advising
#conceding
#damage_control
#persuasion
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
低个头
SPOKEN CHUNK
to lower one's head / swallow one's pride / yield
A vivid somatic idiom describing the act of backing down or making a humiliating concession to an opponent.
认个输
SPOKEN CHUNK
to admit defeat / concede
Frequently paired with 低头; inserting 个 softens the verb action slightly in spoken advice.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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