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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18 (15:12) HSK 6
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì la shēng yì bú shì tǐng hǎo de ma

多一事不如少一事啦 生意不是挺好的吗

“Better avoid extra trouble. Isn't business pretty good?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 15:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér qiě ná bú dào hǎo jià yòu mài bù gāo

而且拿不到好价又卖不高

“We can't get good wholesale prices or sell high.”

duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì la shēng yì bú shì tǐng hǎo de ma CURRENT FOCUS

多一事不如少一事 啦 生意 不是挺好的吗

“Better avoid extra trouble. Isn't business pretty good?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà jiā shì bú shì píng shí jiù shì cóng wǎng shàng táo yī xiē pián yí huò

“You all usually just hunt for cheap stuff online”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ADVISING CAUTION
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't rock the boat when we're already doing fine.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Risk-Averse Pragmatism (多一事不如少一事)

A deeply rooted traditional mindset favoring caution, non-interference, and peace of mind over potentially disruptive innovation or conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #dissuasion #complacency #conservatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
多一事不如少一事 SPOKEN CHUNK

better to let well enough alone / less trouble is better than more trouble

A classic Chinese idiom used when advocating for conflict avoidance, conservative action, or maintaining the status quo.

挺好的 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite good / pretty fine

A very common spoken expression to indicate satisfaction or adequacy.

Modal Particle「啦」 (la) CHANGE OF STATE

Combines 了 and 啊 to deliver advice in a gentle, casual, and coaxing manner.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that prompts agreement from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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