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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E31 (04:04) HSK 3
nǐ hái liǎng bǎi wàn dūn yī dūn dōu bù xíng

你还两百万吨 一吨都不行

“Two million tons? Not even one ton.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 04:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liǎng bǎi jiù liǎng bǎi liǎng bǎi wàn dūn lín shì zhǎng nín kàn xíng bù xíng a

两百 就两百 两百万吨 林市长 您看 行不行啊

“Two. Just two. Two million tons. Mayor Lin, what do you think? Is that okay?”

nǐ hái liǎng bǎi wàn dūn yī dūn dōu bù xíng CURRENT FOCUS

你还两百万吨 一吨都不行

“Two million tons? Not even one ton.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ hái bù zhī dào ma

你还不知道吗

“Don't you know?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: FIRM REFUSAL
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hard Line in Official Negotiations

When Chinese officials or leaders say 'not even one [unit] is okay', it signals an uncrossable red line and an immediate termination of negotiation.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #boundary_setting #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一吨都不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

not even one ton is allowed

Emphatic absolute refusal pattern (一 + measure word + 都不行) meaning zero compromise or absolute zero tolerance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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