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《The Truth》 S1·E8 (36:59) HSK 7
fàng tā gē zi fàng tā gē zi fàng tā gē zi

放他鸽子 放他鸽子 放他鸽子

“Stand him up. Please.”

《The Truth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào shì chén yǔ mò wǒ jiù fàng tā gē zi

“If I were Chen Yumo, I'll just stand him up.”

fàng tā gē zi fàng tā gē zi fàng tā gē zi CURRENT FOCUS

放他鸽子 放他鸽子 放他鸽子

“Stand him up. Please.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào shì wǒ děng nǐ wǒ kěn dìng tí qián lái

“If I were meeting you, I'd be early.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: URGING ACTION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: EXCITEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Repetition for Playful Incitement

Repeating an action phrase three times is a common colloquial device used among close friends in China to amplify enthusiasm or playfully egg someone on.

INTENT TAGS: #incitement #teasing #encouragement #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
放鸽子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to stand someone up; to flake on an appointment

Extremely common colloquial idiom used when someone fails to show up for an agreed rendezvous.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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