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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E5 (30:57) HSK 7
shì bú shì dāng zhe nǐ de miàn tiāo sān jiǎn sì

是不是当着你的面挑三拣四

“pick on you to your face”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 30:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè wèi kè rén

这位客人

“Did this guest”

shì bú shì dāng zhe nǐ de miàn tiāo sān jiǎn sì CURRENT FOCUS

是不是 当着你的面 挑三拣四

“pick on you to your face”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gù yì diāo nàn nǐ

故意刁难你

“and deliberately make things difficult for you?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CLARIFYING
Tone: SUPPORTIVE
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Frontline Service Grievance

In service contexts, peer support among colleagues often involves debriefing and validating each other's experiences with unreasonable customers (难缠的客人).

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #validation #sympathy #confirming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当着你的面 SPOKEN CHUNK

right to your face; in front of you

Used to emphasize direct, unmasked confrontation or actions happening openly in someone's presence.

挑三拣四 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be picky; nitpick; fastidious

A common derogatory four-character idiom describing someone who constantly finds petty faults.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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