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《Dog Man》 S1·E8 (29:34) HSK 7
jiù shì yīn wèi diū liǎn suǒ yǐ shuō huǎng jiǎ zhuāng yī qiè dōu hěn hǎo

就是因为丢脸 所以说谎 假装一切都很好

“So you'd rather lie and pretend everything's fine?”

《Dog Man》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 29:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

哦

“Oh.”

jiù shì yīn wèi diū liǎn suǒ yǐ shuō huǎng jiǎ zhuāng yī qiè dōu hěn hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

就是因为 丢脸 所以说 谎 假装一切都 很好

“So you'd rather lie and pretend everything's fine?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì yīn wèi diū liǎn suǒ yǐ cái yào shuō huǎng

就是因为丢脸 所以才要说谎

“Because it's embarrassing, you have to lie.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone: CONFESSIONAL
Emotion: SHAME
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know lying is bad, but admitting failure hurts way too much.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face (Baoliu Mianzi)

In Chinese culture, losing face creates profound discomfort, often compelling individuals to conceal personal struggles behind a facade of normalcy.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #face_saving #rationalization #vulnerability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
丢脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose face; to be humiliated

A core idiomatic expression used to describe social embarrassment or damage to personal pride.

假装 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pretend; to feign

Commonly followed by an idealized condition to describe putting up a facade.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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