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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E25 (09:37) HSK 7
néng gòu lā xià zì jǐ de miàn zi yě bù zhì yú yǒu nà me duō chǒu wén

能够拉下自己的面子 也不至于有那么多丑闻

“could swallow their pride, there wouldn't be so many scandals dragging on.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 09:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ a dàn fán zhè ge shì jiè shàng yǒu yí bàn de gāo céng

所以啊 但凡这个世界上有一半的高层

“Exactly. If only half the executives in this world”

néng gòu lā xià zì jǐ de miàn zi yě bù zhì yú yǒu nà me duō chǒu wén CURRENT FOCUS

能够拉下 自己的 面子 也不 至于 有 那么多 丑闻

“could swallow their pride, there wouldn't be so many scandals dragging on.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái liú chuán yú shì

还流传于世

“there wouldn't be so many scandals dragging on.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITIQUING BEHAVIOR
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face) and Accountability

In Chinese social and corporate dynamics, losing face can be viewed as catastrophic, often leading high-status individuals to cover up mistakes rather than openly apologize.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #evaluation #cynicism #philosophizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拉下面子 SPOKEN CHUNK

swallow one's pride; put aside one's face

A common idiom used when someone overcomes shame, ego, or pride to admit a mistake or make an appeal.

也不至于 SPOKEN CHUNK

would not go so far as to; would not result in

Used to suggest that an extreme or negative consequence could easily have been avoided.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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