《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E12 (14:01)
HSK 5
yě shì dì tái jiē
也是递台阶
“She's also showing respect.”
《The Glamorous Night》
S1·E12
TIMECODE: 14:01
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shì rèn sóng
是认㞞
“Indeed.”
yě shì dì tái jiē
CURRENT FOCUS
也是 递台阶
“She's also showing respect.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shēn shǒu bù dǎ xiào liǎn rén
伸手不打笑脸人
“Hard to turn him down.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
CLARIFYING INTENT
Tone:
PRAGMATIC
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is not just chickening out; it gives both sides a graceful way out of the argument.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taijie (Offering an Exit / Face-saving Step)
In Chinese conflict resolution, offering a metaphorical step down (递台阶) allows the other party to back down gracefully without losing face (面子).
INTENT TAGS:
#reframing
#face_saving
#de_escalation
#social_tactics
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
递台阶
SPOKEN CHUNK
to offer someone a way out; to give someone a face-saving exit
A highly common social idiom used when someone provides an opportunity to resolve a deadlock without embarrassment.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
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