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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E5 (22:26) HSK 5
wǒ yě shì gè jiǎng dào lǐ de rén

我也是个讲道理的人

“You know, I'm a reasonable man too.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 22:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gēn nǐ shuō

我跟你说

“You know, I'm a reasonable man too.”

wǒ yě shì gè jiǎng dào lǐ de rén CURRENT FOCUS

我也是 个 讲道理 的人

“You know, I'm a reasonable man too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái

来

“Come here.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PREFACING ASSERTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am being fair with you, so do not push me to stop being nice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Reason (Jiang Li)

In Chinese culture, claiming to 'speak reason' establishes ethical justification and social legitimacy before setting boundaries or bargaining.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #bargaining #boundary_setting #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
讲道理 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be reasonable or sensible

Commonly used to describe someone who listens to logic or behaves fairly during negotiations and arguments.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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