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《About Love》 S1·E23 (12:48) HSK 3
gēn tā bǎ huà shuō qīng chǔ bù gēn tā dǔ qì

跟他把话说清楚 不跟他赌气

“and just talked to him instead of sulking,”

《About Love》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 12:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào shì zǎo diǎn

我要是早点

“If I'd spoken up sooner,”

gēn tā bǎ huà shuō qīng chǔ bù gēn tā dǔ qì CURRENT FOCUS

跟他 把话说清楚 不跟 他 赌气

“and just talked to him instead of sulking,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě bú huì bǎ nǐ qiān chě jìn lái

也不会把你牵扯进来

“you wouldn't have been dragged into this.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: REMORSE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Duqi (Acting out of Spite)

'Duqi' reflects an emotionally driven state of passive aggression or stubborn retaliation commonly recognized as harmful in Chinese personal relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #regret #self_reflection #counterfactual #communication
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
把话说清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

make things clear; talk things out thoroughly

A ba-construction idiom used to indicate resolving misunderstandings through open, explicit dialogue.

赌气 SPOKEN CHUNK

to act out of spite; to hold a grudge stubbornly

Describes acting rashly or stubbornly purely because one is angry or trying to spite someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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