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《River Sunset》 S1·E7 (24:13) HSK 6
nǐ bú yào zhè yàng ma

你不要这样嘛

“...don't be like this.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 24:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

爸

“Dad...”

nǐ bú yào zhè yàng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你不要这样嘛

“...don't be like this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo le hǎo le

好了好了

“Alright, alright.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PLEADING AND PACIFYING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't be mad or unreasonable; let's keep the peace.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sajiao (Coaxing/Pouting)

Children often use soft tones and modal particles like 'ma' to disarm parental authority or anger without direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #appeasement #coaxing #de-escalation #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不要这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't be like this / don't act like that

A very common phrase used to appeal to someone to stop being upset, overly strict, or stubborn.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative into an affectionate, whining, or cajoling plea.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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