《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32 (13:56)
HSK 5
kè tào huà ya jiù bú yào duō shuō le
客套话呀 就不要多说了
“Enough with the pleasantries.”
《Dream of Golden Years》
S1·E32
TIMECODE: 13:56
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
méi yǒu nín de bāng zhù jiù méi yǒu jīn tiān de wǒ
“Without your help, I wouldn't be who I am today.”
kè tào huà ya jiù bú yào duō shuō le
CURRENT FOCUS
客套话 呀 就 不要多说 了
“Enough with the pleasantries.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yī huì er qìng zhù wán le gǎn jǐn huí bàn gōng shì
“After the celebration, get back to the office right away.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DEFLECTING COMPLIMENTS
Tone:
PRAGMATIC
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are grateful, but let's cut the pleasantries and get straight back to business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Downplaying Polite Formulas (Ketao)
In Chinese business culture, dismissing formal flatteries (客套) signals a shift toward genuine pragmatism and reinforces internal solidarity over hollow formalities.
INTENT TAGS:
#deflection
#downplaying
#efficiency
#modesty
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
客套话
SPOKEN CHUNK
conventional polite greetings / pleasantries
Refers to superficial compliments or standard formulas of modesty and gratitude.
不要多说
SPOKEN CHUNK
no need to say more / say no more
Used to cut short further repetitive or unnecessary talk in a direct yet polite way.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the topicalization of 'polite pleasantries', making the tone less harsh.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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