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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E13 (25:16) HSK 7
gōng wéi de huà wǒ jiù shěng lüè le

恭维的话我就省略了

“I'll skip the flattery.”

《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 25:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà jiā dōu shì duō nián de tóng xué

大家都是多年的同学

“We've all been old classmates for years.”

gōng wéi de huà wǒ jiù shěng lüè le CURRENT FOCUS

恭维 的话 我 就 省略 了

“I'll skip the flattery.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè liú xué qī nián a

这留学七年啊

“Studying abroad for seven years”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CUTTING TO THE CHASE
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: WARMTH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We know each other too well for polite nonsense, so let's get straight to the point.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ziji Ren (In-group Candor)

In Chinese culture, dispensing with formal polite flattery (keqi) with old peers signifies high intimacy and genuine trust.

INTENT TAGS: #skipping_formalities #intimacy_signaling #directness #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
恭维的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

complimentary words / flattery

Commonly used when acknowledging or skipping polite social praises in casual speech.

我就省略了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I will skip / leave out

A natural spoken phrase used to transition past formal introductions directly to the core topic.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a completed decision and a shift in conversational direction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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