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《The Guilty》 S1·E2 (23:09) HSK 6
nà wǒ jiù gěi nǐ zhè ge miàn zi

那我就给你这个面子

“I'll do you this favor.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 23:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán zhè shì jiù zhè me suàn le ba hǎo bù hǎo wǒ xīn lǐ yǒu shù xíng

“Let's just forget about it, alright? I know what I'm doing. Fine.”

nà wǒ jiù gěi nǐ zhè ge miàn zi CURRENT FOCUS

那我就 给你 这个 面子

“I'll do you this favor.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě suàn shì péng yǒu

也算是朋友

“[Police-Civilian Joint Coordination Room] Since we're friends,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONCEDING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm letting this slide only because you asked nicely, not because I'm backing down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Giving Face in Conflict Resolution)

In Chinese disputes, a common way to de-escalate without losing dignity is to 'give face' (给面子) to a mediator or the other party, turning a retreat into a magnanimous gesture.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #face_saving #de_escalation #maintaining_status
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
给你这个面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

give you this face / do you this favor out of respect

Used when agreeing to someone's request or mediation to show that you value their social standing, while subtly maintaining the upper hand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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