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《The Lead》 S1·E28 (39:36) HSK 3
wǒ hái shì dé gēn nǐ shuō qīng chǔ ne

我还是得跟你说清楚呢

“I still need to make clear to you.”

《The Lead》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 39:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jué de yǒu xiē huà

我觉得有些话

“There are some things”

wǒ hái shì dé gēn nǐ shuō qīng chǔ ne CURRENT FOCUS

我 还是得 跟你说清楚 呢

“I still need to make clear to you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō ma

说嘛

“Go ahead.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ESTABLISHING BOUNDARIES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We cannot sweep this under the rug; listen carefully to my boundary.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shuo Qingchu (Clarification Culture)

While indirectness is common in Chinese etiquette, explicitly saying one must 'speak clearly' signals that an issue has reached a critical stage requiring overt honesty.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #boundary_setting #directness #seriousness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to explain clearly; to set the record straight

Standard collocation used before clarifying a misunderstanding or drawing clear personal boundaries.

还是得 SPOKEN CHUNK

still have to; must after all

Used when an action is deemed unavoidable despite previous hesitation.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion slightly while underscoring the speaker's firm personal stance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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