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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (34:32) HSK 3
duì nǚ rén duō duō shǎo shǎo

对女人多多少少

“guys like us are always suspicious towards women.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 34:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men zhè zhǒng rén

我们这种人

“guys like us are always suspicious towards women.”

duì nǚ rén duō duō shǎo shǎo CURRENT FOCUS

对女人多多少少

“guys like us are always suspicious towards women.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dōu shì bù xìn rèn de

都是不信任的

“guys like us are always suspicious towards women.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF DISCLOSURE
Tone: RESIGNED
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Given who I am and what I've seen, it's impossible for me to fully trust women.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging and Collective Justification

Speakers often invoke collective identities ('people like us') paired with softeners like '多多少少' to deflect personal moral blame for controversial attitudes.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #confession #rationalization #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多多少少 SPOKEN CHUNK

more or less / to some extent

A common hedging adverbial used to soften an absolute assertion or qualify a generalization.

我们这种人 SPOKEN CHUNK

people like us

Used to evoke a shared identity, mutual background, or common plight with the listener or peers.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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