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《The Truth》 S1·E9 (17:54) HSK 5
tì wáng xiǎo lè chū chū tóu

替王晓乐出出头

“Haven't you ever thought about standing up for Wang Xiaole?”

《The Truth》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 17:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jiù méi xiǎng zhe

你就没想着

“Haven't you ever thought about standing up for Wang Xiaole?”

tì wáng xiǎo lè chū chū tóu CURRENT FOCUS

替王晓乐 出出头

“Haven't you ever thought about standing up for Wang Xiaole?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men liǎ chǎo wán jià hěn kuài jiù hé hǎo le

他们俩吵完架很快就和好了

“They made up quickly after every fight.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SUGGESTING ACTION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Didn't you feel the urge to stand up for your friend and teach the other person a lesson?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chutou (Standing Up for Others)

Standing up for a friend ('出头') is rooted in brotherhood and loyalty ('义气'), but in legal disputes it frequently triggers escalation and vigilantism.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #loyalty #motive_seeking #intervention
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出出头 SPOKEN CHUNK

stick one's neck out; stand up for someone

The reduplication of '出' softens the verb '出头' (to stand up/take the lead) and implies a casual or brief intervention.

替...出头 SPOKEN CHUNK

to stand up for; to defend someone

A standard construction used when someone steps in to back up a weaker party or friend in trouble.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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