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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E5 (40:31) HSK 3
jiù wèi le nǐ men de liǎn miàn

就为了你们的脸面

“Just to save your face,”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 40:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men zhè shì yào shā rén miè kǒu a

“You want to silence him.”

jiù wèi le nǐ men de liǎn miàn CURRENT FOCUS

就为了 你们的 脸面

“Just to save your face,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi le tuī wěi nǐ men zài zhàn chǎng shàng de shī lì nǐ men yào bǎ guō

为了推诿 你们在战场上的失利 你们要把锅

“to shirk responsibility for your failure on the battlefield. You want to shift the blame”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPOSING HYPOCRISY
Tone: SCORNFUL
Emotion: FURY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are willing to destroy innocent lives just to save your own pathetic reputation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Dark Side of Mianzi (Face Culture)

While 'face' provides social dignity, prioritizing one's face over human life or truth is heavily condemned as hollow, narcissistic hypocrisy in Chinese ethics.

INTENT TAGS: #denouncing #exposing #blaming #confronting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
脸面 SPOKEN CHUNK

face; prestige; reputation

Colloquial term referring to one's social standing and vanity; often used critically when someone prioritizes appearance over truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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