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《The Lead》 S1·E44 (13:47) HSK 6
dān wù bù liǎo duō shǎo gōng fu de zǒu ba

耽误不了多少工夫的 走吧

“It won't take long, come on.”

《The Lead》 S1·E44
TIMECODE: 13:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiā lǐ hái yī duī shì ne

家里还一堆事呢

“Piles of chores at home.”

dān wù bù liǎo duō shǎo gōng fu de zǒu ba CURRENT FOCUS

耽误不了多少工夫 的 走吧

“It won't take long, come on.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dài nǐ lái zhè ér ma nǐ zài zhè ér xiā kàn shá ne ma wǎng tái shàng kàn ma

“In here, what are you looking at? Look at the stage.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: INSISTENT
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop making excuses about chores; this will be quick, so just come with me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Social Pull vs. Family Duty

In informal Chinese socializing, friends frequently downplay practical time constraints ('won't take long') to overcome polite or genuine hesitation caused by household chores.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #downplaying #urging #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
耽误不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

won't delay / won't take up

A common potential complement phrase used to reassure someone that an activity will not interfere with their schedule.

工夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

time / effort

A colloquial northern Chinese term for 'time' or 'effort', often used interchangeably with 时间 in casual speech.

走吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's go

The standard informal invitation or prompt to leave together.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Expresses a gentle suggestion or prompt, urging the listener to move forward with the departure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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