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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E8 (20:39) HSK 7
nǐ yào shì zhēn guò yì bù qù nǐ jiù àn qīng nián lǚ shè de biāo zhǔn gěi wǒ

你要是真过意不去 你就按青年旅社的标准给我

“If it makes you feel better, pay me what a hostel costs.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 20:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì jiǔ diàn guì bīn wǒ yǒu hěn duō jiǔ diàn jī fēn bù yòng bái bù yòng a

“I'm a VIP there. I have plenty of points saved up. I can use those points.”

nǐ yào shì zhēn guò yì bù qù nǐ jiù àn qīng nián lǚ shè de biāo zhǔn gěi wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

你要是 真 过意不去 你 就 按青年旅社 的 标准 给我

“If it makes you feel better, pay me what a hostel costs.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sān shí kuài yī tiān zěn me yàng

三十块一天怎么样

“How about thirty yuan a day?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RELIEVING DEBT OF GRATITUDE
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want you to stay comfortably without feeling obligated, so let's just pretend it's a cheap hostel fee.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guo Yi Bu Qu (Social Indebtedness)

Accepting favors for free triggers a strong psychological burden of debt (renqing) in Chinese culture; proposing a token payment helps restore balance and preserve the receiver's face.

INTENT TAGS: #compromise #face_saving #alleviating_guilt #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
过意不去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to feel apologetic or uneasy about receiving a favor

A high-frequency psychological idiom used to express guilt over causing trouble or taking advantage of someone's kindness.

要是真……你就…… SPOKEN CHUNK

if you really feel like..., then just...

Used to propose a practical compromise that relieves someone of social anxiety or guilt.

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3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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