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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E33 (05:15) HSK 7
zhè míng xiǎn shì zài gěi jì zǒng nán kān

这明显是在给纪总难堪

“He is obviously embarrassing Mr. Ji.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 05:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuì jìn qián zǒng hé jì zǒng zài dòu fǎ ne

“Mr. Qian and Mr. Ji are fighting against each other.”

zhè míng xiǎn shì zài gěi jì zǒng nán kān CURRENT FOCUS

这 明显是 在给纪总 难堪

“He is obviously embarrassing Mr. Ji.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǎn kàn duì dǔ yī nián qī jiù kuài dào le

“The one-year VAM agreement is almost up.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ANALYZING MOTIVES
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Face Culture and Workplace Power Play (Mianzi & Doufa)

Publicly causing a rival executive embarrassment strikes at their authority and reputation, which is a decisive tactic in Chinese corporate power struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #gossip #workplace_politics #face_threat
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
给……难堪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to put someone in an awkward position; to humiliate someone

A common colloquial construction to describe intentional actions aimed at making someone lose face publicly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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