MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Eight Hundred》 S1·E2 (16:05) HSK 7
duō tǐ liàng tǐ liàng

多体谅体谅

“try to understand”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 16:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng bù néng

你能不能

“Can you please”

duō tǐ liàng tǐ liàng CURRENT FOCUS

多 体谅体谅

“try to understand”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shěn de xīn ne

婶的心呢

“my feelings?”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Family & Home
Function: PLEADING FOR EMPATHY
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut her some slack and try to see things from her perspective.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tiliang (Empathetic Consideration)

In Chinese kinship culture, younger members are expected to practice 'tiliang'—actively accommodating the emotional burdens and intentions of elders to preserve family harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #empathy #persuasion #reconciliation #family_harmony
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
体谅体谅 SPOKEN CHUNK

show some understanding / make allowances for

Reduplication of the verb softens the request and adds a coaxing, earnest tone.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Eight Hundred》 S1·E2 (16:05) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus