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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16 (10:09) HSK 7
gòu ma shū jì gòu gòu gòu bié làng fèi le

够吗 书记 够够够 别浪费了

“Is that enough? Plenty. Don't waste it.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 10:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo ba hǎo lei

好吧 好嘞

“I'll speak freely and hold nothing back, okay? Great.”

gòu ma shū jì gòu gòu gòu bié làng fèi le CURRENT FOCUS

够吗 书记 够够够 别浪费了

“Is that enough? Plenty. Don't waste it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hòu lái wǒ gěi tā men shè dìng le gè jié zhǐ rì qī jié guǒ

后来我给他们 设定了个截止日期 结果

“Later, I set a deadline for them. Then everyone showed up.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: OFFERING AND DECLINING
Tone: SINCERE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Is that enough for you, Secretary? / Plenty, plenty! Don't let it go to waste.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Party Secretary (shuji)

An official title within the Chinese administrative and Party system (such as branch secretary or municipal secretary), commonly used as a respectful honorific in professional and public contexts.

💡 Cultural Insight: Thrift and the Clean Plate Campaign (guangpan xingdong)

A prevailing social ethos in contemporary Chinese official and daily dining culture that advocates practicing strict frugality and opposing extravagance and food waste.

INTENT TAGS: #hospitable hosting #polite refusal #advocating thrift
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
够不够 / 够吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

asking whether something is sufficient or enough

A highly frequent polite inquiry used when dining or distributing supplies.

别浪费了 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't let it go to waste

A common polite refusal used at the dining table to dissuade others from ordering or serving more food.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a question to form a general yes-no inquiry.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of an imperative sentence paired with 'bie' (bie... le) to express dissuasion or urge stopping an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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