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《Light to the Night》 S1·E5 (03:28) HSK 5
- lái yī gēn - wǒ bù chōu yān xiè xiè

- 来一根 - 我不抽烟 谢谢

“Have one. I don't smoke. Thanks.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 03:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men jǐ gè lái le a

你们几个来了啊

“Good to see you, guys.”

- lái yī gēn - wǒ bù chōu yān xiè xiè CURRENT FOCUS

- 来一根 - 我不抽烟 谢谢

“Have one. I don't smoke. Thanks.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN - xiě zhe ne ? - ń děng kāi wán huì chī

- 写着呢? - 嗯 等开完会吃

“Writing notes? - Let's eat after this. - Okay.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Cigarette Etiquette (Jing Yan)

Offering a cigarette is a standard social lubricant among men in Chinese workplace culture to build rapport, even if declining politely is completely acceptable.

INTENT TAGS: #offering #declining #politeness #socializing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
来一根 SPOKEN CHUNK

have a cigarette

A highly colloquial, casual way to offer someone a single cigarette.

我不抽烟 SPOKEN CHUNK

I do not smoke

The standard, polite way to decline an offered cigarette without causing offense.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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