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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9 (10:20) HSK 2
kàn kě yǐ dàn yī cì bù néng tài duō rén

看可以 但一次不能太多人

“Yes, but not too many at once.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 10:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhāng yuàn zhǎng duì zhǎng zěn me yàng wǒ men kě yǐ jìn qù ma

张院长 队长怎么样 我们可以进去吗

“Director Zhang, how is Captain? Can we go in and see him?”

kàn kě yǐ dàn yī cì bù néng tài duō rén CURRENT FOCUS

看可以 但一次 不能 太多 人

“Yes, but not too many at once.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo

好

“Okay.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: CONDITIONAL PERMISSION
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hospital Ward Regulations

Chinese hospital authorities strictly regulate large group visits to maintain quiet recovery environments, balancing family concern with medical order.

INTENT TAGS: #granting_permission #setting_boundaries #stipulation #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

visiting is fine / it is permissible to visit

A common spoken formula where a verb is followed by '可以' to concede or grant permission on that specific action before stating conditions.

一次不能太多人 SPOKEN CHUNK

not too many people at once

Use this straightforward spoken constraint to restrict the number of participants allowed simultaneously.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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