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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E10 (22:27) HSK 3
zán men dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà

咱们打开天窗说亮话

“Let's be open and honest,”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 22:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè me shuō ba

这么说吧

“Let me put it this way.”

zán men dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà CURRENT FOCUS

咱们 打开天窗说亮话

“Let's be open and honest,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shí huà shí shuō a

实话实说啊

“and tell the truth.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DEMANDING FRANKNESS
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's stop playing games and talk frankly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Directness vs. Indirect Communication

Chinese interpersonal communication often relies on subtlety and face-saving hints; using this idiom explicitly grants mutual permission to drop diplomatic facades and talk candidly.

INTENT TAGS: #transparency #directness #initiating_truth #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打开天窗说亮话 SPOKEN CHUNK

speak frankly and lay all cards on the table

A very common Chinese idiom used when initiating a direct, blunt, and honest conversation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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