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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E6 (38:50) HSK 7
gāng cái dāng zhe nà me duō de rén de miàn

刚才当着那么多的人的面

“Just now, in front of so many people,”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 38:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me bú shì zhè yàng ya

怎么不是这样呀

“Then what is it like?”

gāng cái dāng zhe nà me duō de rén de miàn CURRENT FOCUS

刚才 当着 那么多 的人 的面

“Just now, in front of so many people,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bǎ wǒ de lǎo liǎn sī dé dōu kuài méi chù gē le

“you made me lose so much face.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VENTING GRIEVANCE
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: SHAME
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You humiliated me publicly where everyone could see, which makes it ten times worse.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-saving in Public)

Causing someone to lose face in public ('当着那么多的人的面') is considered an egregious social offense in Chinese culture, far worse than a private conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #indignation #face_loss #grievance #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当着...的面 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the presence of / to one's face

A standard grammatical construction used to emphasize actions happening right in front of specific people.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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