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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E24 (04:14) HSK 1
bié yí gè gè gěi wǒ dé cùn jìn chǐ

别一个个给我得寸进尺

“don't push your luck.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 04:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge chà bu duō dé le a

这个差不多得了啊

“a word of advice,”

bié yí gè gè gěi wǒ dé cùn jìn chǐ CURRENT FOCUS

别 一个个 给我 得寸进尺

“don't push your luck.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà ge gōng yè yuán qū wǒ men zhèn zhèng fǔ yě shì dài le hǎo jǐ bǎi wàn de

那个 工业园区 我们镇政府 也是贷了好几百万的

“Our town government has borrowed several million to build the industrial park.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING AND ADMONISHING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off right now; I am done giving in to your endless demands.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drawing Hard Boundaries (差不多得了)

In Chinese negotiations and conflicts, phrases like 得寸进尺 signal that patience has run out and that continued pushing will destroy social harmony and invite severe retaliation.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reprimand #boundary_setting #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
得寸进尺 SPOKEN CHUNK

give an inch and take a mile; push one's luck

A common idiom used to criticize someone who is becoming greedier after being granted a small favor.

一个个 SPOKEN CHUNK

each and every one of you

Used in reprimands to target all members of a group individually.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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