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《Light to the Night》 S1·E7 (41:32) HSK 6
lǎo zi yào tīng nǐ yī jù shí huà

老子要听你一句实话

“I want you to tell me the truth.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 41:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wú shān lóng

吴山龙

“Wu Shanlong.”

lǎo zi yào tīng nǐ yī jù shí huà CURRENT FOCUS

老子 要听你 一句实话

“I want you to tell me the truth.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù rán miǎn tán

不然免谈

“Otherwise, forget everything.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING TRUTH
Tone: DEMANDING
Emotion: DISTRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut the lies right now, or this entire deal is off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Establishing Sincerity (Cheng)

In tough bargaining or conflict resolution, showing sincerity ('实话') is viewed as the baseline test of whether the other party is worth dealing with at all.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #demanding_truth #confrontation #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
实话 SPOKEN CHUNK

truth / honest words

Common noun used when demanding straightforward honesty or confessing genuine feelings.

听你一句实话 SPOKEN CHUNK

hear the honest truth from you

Used when challenging someone suspected of evasiveness or lying.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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