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《Light to the Night》 S1·E9 (33:07) HSK 7
wǒ zhè jiù shì shí shì qiú shì nǐ tīng wǒ shuō

我这就是实事求是 你听我说

“I am being truthful. Listen.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 33:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo hé wǒ men dé shí shì qiú shì

“- He. - It's fine. We must be truthful.”

wǒ zhè jiù shì shí shì qiú shì nǐ tīng wǒ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

我这就 是 实事求是 你听我说

“I am being truthful. Listen.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yú gōng zhè ge àn zi zhēn pò de zhǔ yào gōng láo zài nǐ

于公 这个案子侦破的主要功劳在你

“Investigation-wise, you are the main contributor who solved this case.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INSISTING
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND SINCERE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being unnecessarily humble; you genuinely earned the credit for this case.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Declining Credit and Mutual Modesty (Qianxu)

In Chinese workplace culture, professionals frequently downplay their personal achievements out of modesty, requiring teammates to forcefully insist on giving them rightful credit.

INTENT TAGS: #insisting #acknowledging_merit #persuasion #fairness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
实事求是 SPOKEN CHUNK

seek truth from facts; be pragmatic and objective

A very common four-character idiom used in professional settings to emphasize fairness, objectivity, and realism.

听我说 SPOKEN CHUNK

listen to me

Used as a conversational floor-holder to interrupt politely and redirect the listener's attention.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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《Light to the Night》 S1·E9 (33:07) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus