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《The Truth》 S1·E4 (14:59) HSK 4
zhè zhěng tiān dì lā zhe gè liǎn

这整天地拉着个脸

“Why are you pulling that long face”

《The Truth》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 14:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì xú shī fù ma

是徐师傅吗

“Is this Mr. Xu?”

zhè zhěng tiān dì lā zhe gè liǎn CURRENT FOCUS

这 整天 地 拉着个脸

“Why are you pulling that long face”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gěi shuí kàn a

给谁看啊

“all day long?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CRITICIZING ATTITUDE
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop acting like everyone owes you something and fix your attitude.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Display and Interpersonal Harmony

In Chinese culture, constantly showing a sour face (拉着脸) in communal or work spaces is seen as selfishly disturbing the group atmosphere and projecting resentment onto others.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #complaint #venting #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
整天 SPOKEN CHUNK

all day long; the whole day

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express mild or strong annoyance at habitual behavior.

拉着个脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

pulling a long face; looking sullen or displeased

A vivid colloquial idiom describing someone wearing an openly grim, unhappy, or hostile expression.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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