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《The Knockout》 S1·E26 (35:03) HSK 6
nǐ bù shū fú nǐ kě yǐ gēn wǒ jiǎng ma wǒ men gǎi yī gǎi ma

你不舒服 你可以跟我讲嘛 我们改一改嘛

“If you feel upset, you can talk to me. We can make changes.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 35:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì bú shì duì nà jǐ gè tiáo jiàn nǐ jué de bù shū fú duì bú duì

“You're upset because of those four conditions, right?”

nǐ bù shū fú nǐ kě yǐ gēn wǒ jiǎng ma wǒ men gǎi yī gǎi ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 不舒服 你可以 跟我讲 嘛 我们 改一改 嘛

“If you feel upset, you can talk to me. We can make changes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shí zài bù xíng jiù bù zuò ma

“You don't have to meet all those conditions.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: APPEASING AND NEGOTIATING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't just walk away or hold a grudge—let's work this out together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving the Deal through Face-saving Flexibility

In Chinese business and interpersonal negotiations, maintaining harmony often involves offering compromises before formal rejection occurs.

INTENT TAGS: #appeasement #negotiation #compromise #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不舒服 SPOKEN CHUNK

uncomfortable; displeased

Commonly used in interpersonal contexts to denote emotional discontent or unease regarding a situation or proposal.

改一改 SPOKEN CHUNK

make some revisions; modify a bit

A reduplicated verb form used to soften the gravity of making changes, making the offer sound easy and casual.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the persuasion and frames the suggested action as obvious, reasonable, and easy to resolve.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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