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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E20 (12:53) HSK 6
yuè lái yuè kàn zhòng shén me guān xì yuè lái yuè kàn zhòng shén me miàn zi

越来越看重什么关系 越来越看重什么面子

“You care more and more about connections and appearances.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 12:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì zhè jǐ nián zán men fù huī shì niú le ér nín ne

“Yes, Fuhui has grown strong lately, but what about you?”

yuè lái yuè kàn zhòng shén me guān xì yuè lái yuè kàn zhòng shén me miàn zi CURRENT FOCUS

越来越看重 什么关系 越来越看重 什么 面子

“You care more and more about connections and appearances.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè xiē dōng xī bǐ nín ér zi hái zhòng yào ma

“Do these things matter more than your son?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REBUKING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You care more about your social standing than about me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Mianzi (Connections and Face)

Social prestige ('mianzi') and networking ('guanxi') are crucial in Chinese business culture, often creating tension between professional ambition and family devotion.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #reproach #confrontation #resentment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
越来越 SPOKEN CHUNK

more and more

Used before verbs or adjectives to denote a progressive increase over time.

看重 SPOKEN CHUNK

to value; to attach great importance to

Commonly paired with abstract nouns like reputation, relationships, or money.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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