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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E22 (10:23) HSK 7
kǔ kǔ āi qiú xiǎo shī mèi fàng guò zì jǐ

苦苦哀求小师妹放过自己

“and begged you to spare him.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 10:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tīng shuō zhōu shǎo zhuāng zhǔ guì xià lái

听说周少庄主跪下来

“They say Young Lord Zhou knelt”

kǔ kǔ āi qiú xiǎo shī mèi fàng guò zì jǐ CURRENT FOCUS

苦苦哀求 小 师妹 放过自己

“and begged you to spare him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā píng rì lǐ

他平日里

“He was always”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: GOSSIPING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Can you believe he threw away all his pride and humiliated himself like that?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Loss of Face (丢面子)

Kneeling and bitterly begging represents an utter forfeit of dignity and social face, which makes it particularly juicy gossip in hierarchical social circles.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #mockery #narrating #loss_of_face
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
苦苦哀求 SPOKEN CHUNK

to beg bitterly; to plead desperately

Use this literary four-character expression to describe someone imploring for mercy or favors in extreme desperation.

放过自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

let oneself off; spare oneself

Here used objectively to describe letting someone off the hook or giving them a pass.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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