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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E4 (02:10) HSK 6
wǒ zǒu shì gěi nǐ miàn zi

我走 是给你面子

“I'm leaving out of respect for you.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 02:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ méi duǒ ya

我没躲呀

“I'm not hiding.”

wǒ zǒu shì gěi nǐ miàn zi CURRENT FOCUS

我走 是 给你面子

“I'm leaving out of respect for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gěi wǒ miàn zi

你给我面子

“Out of respect for me?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SAVING FACE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't think I am running away; I am sparing you an embarrassing defeat.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi as a Weapon

While 'giving face' (给面子) is normally a gesture of relational harmony, explicitly announcing that one is doing so can be used aggressively to demean the opponent's social standing.

INTENT TAGS: #face_saving #dominance #self_defense #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
给你面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give you face; to show you respect or spare your dignity

Used when granting someone social leeway or framing an action as an intentional courtesy to avoid embarrassing them.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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