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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E18 (04:56) HSK 7
kě bú shì gěi bié rén dāng diàn jiǎo shí de

可不是给别人当垫脚石的

“is not meant to be someone else's stepping stone.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 04:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà hū fēng huàn yǔ de liú liàng

“the kind that can stir up huge traffic,”

kě bú shì gěi bié rén dāng diàn jiǎo shí de CURRENT FOCUS

可不是 给别人当垫脚石 的

“is not meant to be someone else's stepping stone.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō shuō nǐ zhè ge jīn pái xiāo shòu

你说说你这个金牌销售

“Tell me, as a top sales rep,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASSERTING WORTH
Tone: DEFIANT
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I will not let anyone exploit my influence for their own rise.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Exploitation in Professional Hierarchies

In competitive professional environments, preventing oneself from being used as a stepping stone (垫脚石) is crucial for preserving one's status and career capital.

INTENT TAGS: #self_assertion #boundary_setting #warning #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
当垫脚石 SPOKEN CHUNK

to serve as a stepping stone

A common idiom used metaphorically when someone feels exploited to advance another person's success.

可不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

certainly not (in this rhetorical context)

Emphatically negates an undesirable status or outcome when followed by a predicate.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the 'shi... de' construction emphasizing the underlying purpose or nature of the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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