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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E1 (16:19) HSK 7
miǎn de tā kàn jiàn xīn fán ma

免得她看见心烦嘛

“to keep her from getting upset.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 16:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù gǎn jǐn ná guò lái

我就赶紧拿过来

“So I brought it here quickly”

miǎn de tā kàn jiàn xīn fán ma CURRENT FOCUS

免得 她 看见心烦 嘛

“to keep her from getting upset.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ ná zǒu gào sù wǒ yī shēng a

“Tell me before you take things.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: JUSTIFYING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I did you a favor so she wouldn't start nagging or getting upset again.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preventing Family Friction

Family members often proactively hide trigger items or sensitive memorabilia to maintain harmony and spare each other emotional distress.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #conflict_avoidance #smoothing_over #reasoning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
免得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid; lest

Placed at the beginning of a clause to describe preventing an undesirable outcome.

心烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

annoyed, irritated, or perturbed

Commonly used to describe an unsettled, agitated, or troubled mental state.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes that the reason being given should be obvious and understood.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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