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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E1 (06:13) HSK 1
xiàn zài bú shì nǐ chū fēng tou de shí hòu

现在不是你出风头的时候

“This is not the time for you to show off.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 06:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shuō huà nǐ tīng bù dǒng shì bú shì

“Don't you understand what I'm saying?”

xiàn zài bú shì nǐ chū fēng tou de shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

现 在 不是你 出风头 的时候

“This is not the time for you to show off.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo shī

老师

“Professor.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: STERN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Know your place and stay in line; your vanity is going to ruin everything.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collectivism vs. Showing Off (出风头)

Chinese cultural norms traditionally discourage individual attention-seeking (出风头), viewing it as self-centered, disruptive to group harmony, and risky.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #suppression #enforcing_hierarchy #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出风头 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show off / to seek the limelight

Carries a pejorative connotation in Chinese culture, which values modesty and caution over attention-seeking behavior.

不是...的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

not the right time for...

A frequent managerial or authoritative pattern used to shut down inappropriate behavior or ill-timed initiatives.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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