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《The Heir》 S1·E30 (04:07) HSK 7
wěi qū nǐ yī xià zhuāng bàn chéng wǒ de shì nǚ

委屈你一下 装扮成我的侍女

“You'll have to put up with it, but you can dress up as my maid”

《The Heir》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 04:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ fàng xīn wǒ dìng huì qián qù fù huì dào shí hòu nǐ jiù zhuāng bàn chéng

你放心 我定会前去赴会 到时候你就装扮成

“Don't worry, I will definitely attend. Then you can dress up as...”

wěi qū nǐ yī xià zhuāng bàn chéng wǒ de shì nǚ CURRENT FOCUS

委屈你一下 装 扮成 我的侍女

“You'll have to put up with it, but you can dress up as my maid”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǔ wǒ tóng qù

与我同去

“and go with me.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MAKING A REQUEST
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know lowering your status is unpleasant, but this is the only way we can pull off this plan.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Weiqu (委屈) and Social Face

Apologizing with '委屈' shows sensitivity toward the other party's face (面子), acknowledging that the request forces them into a socially subordinate role.

INTENT TAGS: #planning #courtesy #requesting #mitigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
委屈你一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry to put you out; please bear with this lower status for a moment

A polite formula used to soften a request that temporarily lowers someone's comfort, status, or dignity.

装扮成 SPOKEN CHUNK

to disguise oneself as; to dress up as

Commonly used when someone assumes a fake identity or costume to avoid recognition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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