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《The Knockout》 S1·E31 (19:36) HSK 6
nǐ bú yào miàn zi wǒ yào miàn zi

你不要面子 我要面子

“You don't care about your reputation. I do.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 19:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhī dào nǐ shì shuí ma nǐ shì gāo qǐ qiáng

“Do you know who you are? You are Gao Qiqiang.”

nǐ bú yào miàn zi wǒ yào miàn zi CURRENT FOCUS

你不要 面子 我要 面子

“You don't care about your reputation. I do.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gàn má kàn shén me

干吗 看什么

“What? What are you looking at?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING REPUTATION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You might have degraded yourself, but I have a reputation to maintain.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face and Social Dignity)

Face is paramount in public standing; accusing someone of abandoning face implies moral laxity, while claiming it justifies strict boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #face_saving #rebuke #self_justification #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to care about face / to maintain one's dignity

A core cultural collocation referring to someone who values public reputation, prestige, and pride.

不要面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have no shame / to disregard one's reputation

Used critically to describe someone acting without regard for social embarrassment or dignity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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