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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E8 (42:03) HSK 4
dā yìng wǒ bú dào wàn bù dé yǐ qiān wàn bù néng mài

答应我 不到万不得已 千万不能卖

“Promise me, unless absolutely necessary, never sell it.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 42:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ hòu zhè fáng zi kě zhí qián le

“This house will be worth a fortune in the future.”

dā yìng wǒ bú dào wàn bù dé yǐ qiān wàn bù néng mài CURRENT FOCUS

答应我 不到万不得已 千万不能 卖

“Promise me, unless absolutely necessary, never sell it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wàn yī wǒ

万一我

“In case I...”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EARNESTLY ADVISING
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Real Estate as Family Safety Net

In contemporary Chinese culture, real estate is widely regarded as the ultimate store of generational wealth and family security, to be preserved at all costs.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #warning #advising #securing_promise
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不到万不得已 SPOKEN CHUNK

as an absolute last resort / unless there is no alternative

A set phrase used to emphasize that an action should only be taken in the direst emergency.

千万不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

under no circumstances must you / absolutely do not

A strong adverbial collocation used when warning or pleading with someone not to do something.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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