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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E12 (08:50) HSK 1
hái qǐng nín zhí yán xiāng gào

还请您直言相告

“please speak plainly with me.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 08:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì yǐ zhì cǐ

事已至此

“Given how things stand”

hái qǐng nín zhí yán xiāng gào CURRENT FOCUS

还请您 直言相告

“please speak plainly with me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiā mǔ

家母

“My mother—”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REQUESTING THE TRUTH
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't hide anything from me; I need to know the raw truth right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Directness vs. Tactful Evasion

Because Chinese social etiquette tends toward indirection and face-sparing evasion, invoking an explicit request to speak plainly signals an urgent, critical situation.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_truth #directness #urgent_request #demanding_transparency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
直言相告 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell frankly / speak the plain truth

A formal four-character idiom used when pleading for complete honesty and directness regarding a serious matter.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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