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《Vanished Name》 S1·E16 (41:06) HSK 5
zhè shì bié gēn bǎi shù shuō shěng de tā xīn lǐ yǒu fù dān

这事别跟柏庶说 省得她心里有负担

“Don't tell Bai Shu that. So she won't feel burdened.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 41:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dā yìng fù zé fàn qián jiù dé shuō dào zuò dào

“I promised to cover the food. I must keep my word.”

zhè shì bié gēn bǎi shù shuō shěng de tā xīn lǐ yǒu fù dān CURRENT FOCUS

这事别跟柏庶说 省得 她 心里有负担

“Don't tell Bai Shu that. So she won't feel burdened.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiù shuō wǒ chěng néng gēn bié rén dǎ dǔ lái zhe

“Just say I was showing off and bet someone.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INSTRUCTING SECRECY
Tone: PROTECTIVE
Emotion: CARE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet about this so she won't feel guilty about me spending money on her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Debt (Renqing Burden)

In Chinese relationships, receiving excessive favors creates an uncomfortable psychological debt; protecting friends from this burden is seen as deep consideration.

INTENT TAGS: #concealment #protection #consideration #taking_responsibility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
省得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid; lest

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce an undesirable consequence that one wishes to prevent.

心里有负担 SPOKEN CHUNK

to feel psychologically burdened or indebted

Used to describe feelings of guilt or unease when receiving a favor that seems too costly or inconvenient for the giver.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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