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《River Sunset》 S1·E2 (03:46) HSK 6
kàn zài jiè chuān gōng chéng shī de miàn zi shàng

看在介川工程师的面子上

“Out of respect for Engineer Kaisawa,”

《River Sunset》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 03:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì shì shì

是是是

“Yes, yes, yes.”

kàn zài jiè chuān gōng chéng shī de miàn zi shàng CURRENT FOCUS

看在 介川工程师 的面子上

“Out of respect for Engineer Kaisawa,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men jīn tiān yǒu lái guò zhè ér ma

“were you here today?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: GRANTING LENIENCY
Tone: PATRONIZING
Emotion: CONDESCENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm letting you off solely because of your connection, so keep your mouth shut.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Giving Face via Connections)

In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, granting an exemption 'for the sake of someone's face' reinforces reciprocal social obligations and highlights the power of intermediaries.

INTENT TAGS: #granting_favor #face_giving #subtle_warning #bargaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看在……的面子上 SPOKEN CHUNK

for the sake of someone's face / out of respect for someone

An essential idiomatic construction used when making an exception or extending leniency to honor a relationship.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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