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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13 (03:37) HSK 4
kě shì nǐ fù qīn bú huì dā yìng de

可是你父亲不会答应的

“But your father won't say yes.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 03:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mǔ qīn wǒ qiú nín le nín bāng wǒ zài shuō shuō ba

母亲 我求您了 您帮我再说说吧

“Mother, I beg you, please help me talk about it again.”

kě shì nǐ fù qīn bú huì dā yìng de CURRENT FOCUS

可是 你父亲 不会答应 的

“But your father won't say yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě nín shì dāng jiā zhǔ mǔ ya

“But you're the mistress of the house.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: GENTLE BUT FIRM
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't bother begging me; your father is the final authority and he will say no.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patriarchal Authority

In traditional Chinese families, the father holds ultimate veto power over major household decisions, often invoked by mothers as an insurmountable obstacle.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #refusal #appeasement #resignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不会答应的 SPOKEN CHUNK

will not agree / will definitely refuse

A firm way to predict a third party's rejection or disapproval.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence to assert certainty about the future outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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